Here’s what searches spiked on Google in response to Democrats’ debate

Ten Democratic presidential candidates descended on Atlanta Wednesday night for the fifth 2020 primary debate.

The White House contenders debated a litany of issues, from abortion to trade policy to the House’s impeachment investigation.

Here are the searches that spiked on Google in response to the debate. 

Moderators

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was the most-searched moderator of Wednesday’s all-female panel. Searches for the “Rachel Maddow Show” host surged past those for NBC News’s Andrea Mitchell and Kristen Welker, and The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker. 

See which #DemDebate moderator is most searched.

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— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 20, 2019

Height

Since the debate began, searches also rose inquiring about the height of the 2020 candidates. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg was the most-searched in the category, followed by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). 

Top searched ‘how tall is…’ during tonight’s #DemDebate.

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— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 20, 2019

Education

Searches spiked for “What is a Rhodes scholar?” during the debate. Buttigieg and Booker were both Rhodes scholars before entering politics, which Booker pointed out during the debate.

“What is a Rhodes scholar?” has spiked +450% during the debate (both Booker and Buttigieg are Rhodes scholars)

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— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 20, 2019

Other

Searches for Eureka, Calif., and fact-checking also skyrocketed during the debate.

Eureka, CA, is the top place searching for the #DemDebate since it started. Followed by Burlington, VT

Check out the data for yourself:https://t.co/8a6wjGU5Vh pic.twitter.com/Mmm2prfccy

— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 20, 2019

Fact Checking has spiked in search by +650% since the #DemDebate started.

More data: https://t.co/I0WiP7r7bt

— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 20, 2019