The New York Times summarizes how much time democratic candidates spoke during a recent debate—and how much time they spent on each topic—in a well-designed graphic.

At a glance, we see that Senator Elizabeth Warren had about three times more air time than did Tom Steyer. We also see the topics that captured the most attention. However, we don’t see a cumulative calculation of topics, which could also be useful.

Discussion:

• What works well about this graphic? What could be improved?

• What’s your view of the color combination?

• If you watched the October 14 debate, does the time allocation surprise you? If so, why do you think that might be?