Tonight, ten Democratic presidential hopefuls will take the debate stage in Houston. Here’s what to look out for:
Democratic primary voters worry that intraparty attacks on the debate stage could hurt their eventual nominee. For candidates seeking a breakout moment, the temptation to go negative carries risk.Can Mayor Pete bust out?
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., will be looking to break out of his status as a second-tier candidate with a top-tier. He probably won’t do it by frontally attacking anyone because Buttigieg is pitching himself as the candidate who can bring people together. He likely will re-up his argument for generational change, an implicit slap at the three septuagenarians — Biden, Warren and Sanders — at the top of most polls. And he could draw a contrast between the more sweeping “Medicare for all” proposals of Warren and Sanders and his own more incremental health plan.
But Buttigieg’s immediate mission on Thursday will be to make a stronger impression on the many voters who don’t know much about him. Despite his early success at fundraising — he was the top money raiser in the second quarter of 2019 — the burden of obscurity is heavier for him than for other, better known candidates on the stage.Pressure is high on Harris to turn in a standout performance, as she, and avoid the stumbles of the second.
First time out as a debater, Harris soared — in polls and fundraising — after her dramatic confrontation with Biden. Her
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