A lot could have gone wrong for Elizabeth Warren at Wednesday's Democratic ...
MIAMI - A lot could have gone wrong for Elizabeth Warren at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate.
Most important, her status in the race to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election placed her front and center for the Democratic voters watching at home, and she was given ample time at the outset to detail the populist, anti-corporate themes of her candidacy. It was difficult for viewers to track the questions and responses as some candidates often changed the subject. They talked over one another in an effort to reassure the Democratic base that they all mostly shared a common set of progressive values, making it hard for lesser-known contenders to distinguish themselves.
“I live in a low-income black and brown community,” said U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. “I see every single day that this economy is not working for average Americans.”Despite Warren’s strong performance, there were signs of potential pitfalls ahead. She was one of the few candidates onstage to promote the idea of doing away with private health insurance entirely in favor of Medicare. That earned some skepticism from others such as former Congressman Beto O’Rourke.
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