A crowded field of Democrats slogged it out in the first round of debates designed to help whittle down the presidential candidates to face Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Front-runner Joe Biden faced darling of the Left Bernie Sander in Thursday’s debate after hotly-tipped Elizabeth Warren took most of the limelight on Wednesday. Here are the main takeaways:
Dems won’t hold back against Biden
When you are the front-runner you have a target on your back and Joe Biden has been ahead in the race for the Democratic 2020 nomination for more than two years now.
During the first debate his name was largely absent. But on night two, with the former US vice president on stage, his rivals showed no…
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