The Latest: Buttigieg says ‘racial divide lives within me’
During Tuesday's debate, Buttigieg was asked how he would convince black voters that he should be the Democratic presidential nominee.
Buttigieg, who is white, says he didn't become mayor "to end racism," but he had worked on issues of race, crime and poverty affecting communities of color.
Buttigieg has been criticized for his handling of a police-involved shooting that took him off the campaign trail last month. He came home to a black community that was frustrated and outraged nearly five years after the
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Pointing to water problems in communities like
Former
Asked how she would combat white supremacy,
Tuesday's debate is the first since Trump used racist language to attack four Democratic congresswomen of color, calling on them to "go back" to their countries even though all four are
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Former
At the presidential debate in
Sanders is noting that polling shows him beating President
Hickenlooper says he does not believe Americans would go along with such "radical changes," and says, "You can't just spring a plan on the world and expect it to succeed."
Hickenlooper suggested Sanders was throwing his hands up. Sanders responded, "I will" and did just that.
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Sen.
During the Democratic debate in
Warren is defending single-payer health insurance and other "big ideas" as policy fights worth having.
She is responding to critics including former
Delaney says Warren's and Sen.
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Former Texas Rep.
O'Rourke says that if he is elected president, he will protect those seeking
Other presidential candidates are calling for full decriminalization.
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The latest Democratic presidential debate has opened with a lengthy argument over the variety of health care proposals that have become a sticking point between centrists and progressives.
Sen.
Universal health coverage has been a cornerstone of both of Sanders' presidential campaigns. He noted that countries like
Challenged by Rep.
President
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Democratic presidential candidates are wasting no time revealing the fault lines between progressives and moderates as they open Tuesday's debate.
Sens.
Warren warns that
Sanders notes that half of
But several other candidates are taking veiled shots at the two leading progressives for liberal proposals like single-payer healthcare.
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The first heat of the
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In the June debates, Warren was matched up against several trailing candidates, with Sanders and the other leading candidates debating on the second night.
Warren and Sanders are joined by several more moderate candidates who are looking to break out.
Among them is
Former Vice President
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The preeminent faces of the
Self-described democratic socialist
Those plans may be popular among many
The fight for the political left is just one subplot as the first wave of 10 candidates meets in
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Democratic presidential candidates are gathering in
Workers were putting finishing touches on the stage Tuesday, while candidates were doing walkthroughs to become familiar with the setup. Among the high-profile candidates appearing onstage Tuesday night are
Ten candidates will have the opportunity to present their ideas to the American people on Tuesday and offer a response to President
Ten more candidates will appear onstage Wednesday for a second night of debates.
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President
Speaking to reporters at the
Trump took a jab at Biden, saying the former vice president is "off his game by a lot." Trump and Biden have often criticized each other.
Ten
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The second set of Democratic presidential debates will be a last chance for some 2020 candidates to be considered serious contenders.
The 20 hopefuls will face off Tuesday and Wednesday nights in
The stakes are high: To qualify for the third set of debates in September, candidates must raise money from more donors and hit higher polling thresholds -- a bar more than half of the contenders are at risk of missing.
Those tougher rules set by the
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