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Last time around, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio spoke most. | AP Photo Trump dominates talking time at Republican debate

With the Republican field down to six candidates and the race for South Carolina hanging in the balance, Republicans were desperate to call attention to their campaigns tonight in South Carolina.

Last time around, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio spoke most often, typical of a cycle during which Cruz has controlled the speaking time at debates. But tonight offered a different picture: an even cattier version of Trump than we're used to seeing. He found ways to cut into almost every discussion, calling Cruz a liar, Jeb Bush a failure, and the rest of the field ignorant of his self-professed hard truths.

By the final tally, Trump's butt-ins amounted to a commanding share of the debate; at 15 minutes and 59 seconds, he spoke two minutes more than the next most talkative participant, Ted Cruz. Ben Carson assumed his usual position in last place, speaking for just eight minutes, 37 seconds.

Tonight also represented a first for GOP debates in 2016: a segment, however brief, in Spanish.

Here are the final speaking times from tonight's debate:



