{"id":24704,"date":"2019-06-25T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=24704"},"modified":"2019-06-25T10:35:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:35:47","slug":"the-first-democratic-primary-debate-is-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/25\/the-first-democratic-primary-debate-is-upon-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Democratic Primary Debate Is Upon Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week, the first Democratic Primary debate will take place as 20 of the potential candidates jockey for position to gain a polling boost on the road to the 2020 election.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The debate will be held on Wednesday, June, 26 and Thursday, June, 27 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern, spanning over two consecutive nights. It will be broadcast on NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo. The debate will also be available for live-stream via NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com and the NBC News app in addition to all Telemundo digital platforms.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Night One will feature the 10 of the 20 candidates, with the remaining half taking to the stage the following night.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Night One Candidates: <\/strong>Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Corey Booker, former Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former HUD Secretary Juli\u00e1n Castro, Gov. Jay Inslee, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Rep. John Delaney, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1029\" height=\"647\" data-attachment-id=\"24706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/25\/the-first-democratic-primary-debate-is-upon-us\/attachment\/dem-primary-group-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1029,647\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dem Primary Group 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1-300x189.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1-1024x644.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1.png?fit=1024%2C644\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1.png 1029w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-1-1024x644.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" \/><figcaption>The members of the debate&#8217;s first night. (PBS NewsHour \/ YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Night Two Candidates: <\/strong>Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, California Sen. Kamala Harris, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, California Rep. Eric Swalwell, self-help author Marianne Williamson.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"646\" data-attachment-id=\"24709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/25\/the-first-democratic-primary-debate-is-upon-us\/attachment\/dem-primary-group-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1025,646\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dem Primary Group 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2-300x189.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2-1024x645.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2.png?fit=1024%2C645\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2.png 1025w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Dem-Primary-Group-2-1024x645.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><figcaption>The candidates appearing during night two. (PBS NewsHour \/ YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/18\/bernie-sanders-rails-against-wall-street-and-the-republicans-in-latest-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bernie Sanders Rails Against Wall Street and the Republicans in Latest Speech<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Night One should give us insight into how the mid-tier candidates\u2014Gabbard, Klobuchar, Buttigieg, O\u2019Rourke and Booker\u2014will attempt to wrestle the spotlight away from fellow candidates Biden, Sanders and Warren, who have each been polling steadily near the top since announcing their candidacies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Warren has seen her stock rising <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/11th-hour\/watch\/senator-elizabeth-warren-gains-ground-in-new-2020-poll-62292549520\" target=\"_blank\">as of late<\/a>, with some centrists in the nation eyeing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/06\/19\/democratic-establishment-elizabeth-warren-1369874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">as a potential voting option<\/a> and safeguard against Sanders.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The past week has seen Buttigieg going through a rough patch. The presidential hopeful put his campaign on hold to appear at a town hall and address the concerns surrounding the police shooting of a black man in his home city of South Bend. In response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2019\/06\/24\/we-dont-trust-you-after-fatal-police-shooting-black-residents-confront-buttigieg\/?utm_term=.05ff0cdfc0d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">he was met with several jeers and heated questions<\/a> by some of the city\u2019s black residents.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident details yet another case of Buttigieg\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/05\/06\/pete-buttigieg-2020-black-voters-1307358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">struggle to connect with black voters<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden may soon find himself in a similar situation as his <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2019\/06\/biden-doubles-down-as-segregation-scandal-escalates\" target=\"_blank\">recent comments<\/a> about working with segregationists have put him in hot water and drawn criticism from other Democratic candidates such as Booker, who appeared on \u201cThis Week with George Stephanopoulos\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/biden-showed-lack-understanding-insensitivity-sen-cory-booker\/story?id=63871884\" target=\"_blank\">last Sunday<\/a> and discussed the private conversation the two held over the phone after the former vice president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/the-latest-biden-says-booker-not-he-should-apologize\/2019\/06\/19\/da80b0ce-92f2-11e9-956a-88c291ab5c38_story.html?utm_term=.abd603c1cc03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">initially shot down Booker\u2019s critique<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;frankly, I heard from many African-Americans who found the comments hurtful,\u201d Booker told ABC News&#8217; Martha Raddatz. \u201cI was disappointed, I\u2019ve said my piece, we had a very constructive conversation&#8230;I have a very tremendous respect and appreciation for the vice president&#8230;I felt it really important\u2026to be candid and straightforward with each other.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"685\" data-attachment-id=\"24711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/25\/the-first-democratic-primary-debate-is-upon-us\/attachment\/joe-biden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1023,685\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1348320949&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joe biden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SONY DSC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/joe-biden-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><figcaption>Last Tuesday, Biden quipped that when working alongside a pair of pro-segregation senators early in his career, one of them &#8220;never called me boy, he always called me son.\u201d (Marc Nozell \/ Flickr) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Night Two, which includes the more prominent members of the primary (with Warren being the exception), will feature current front-runner Biden, along with Sanders, Buttigieg, Yang and Harris.\u00a0 <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his polling numbers starting to slip against Warren, Sanders has just revealed a radical proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2019\/06\/bernie-sanders-trillion-debt-forgiveness-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">cancel all student loan debt in the country<\/a>\u2014and hand Wall Street the bill.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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