{"id":24834,"date":"2019-06-27T20:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T01:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=24834"},"modified":"2019-06-28T20:15:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T01:15:48","slug":"the-first-democratic-primary-debate-night-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/06\/27\/the-first-democratic-primary-debate-night-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Democratic Primary Debate: Night One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the event that much of America had been anticipating, we saw Elizabeth Warren shine, Bill de Blasio surprise and Beto O\u2019Rourke stumble.
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The first night of this week\u2019s Democratic primary debate premiered last Wednesday, broadcasting on the televisions, computers and phones of millions of Americans all across the nation as one half of the debate\u2019s 20 candidates each vied for the spotlight. 
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At 9:00 p.m. sharp, NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie appeared onscreen live from Miami, Florida to usher in Night One of the 2020 presidential election\u2019s first Democratic primary debate. The moderators were the aforementioned Holt and Guthrie, in addition to fellow NBC anchors Jos\u00e9 Diaz-Balart, Chuck Todd (host of \u201cMeet the Press<\/a>\u201d) and Rachel Maddow (host of MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Rachel Maddow Show<\/a>\u201d).
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The trio of Holt, Guthrie and Diaz-Balart were set to deliver questions to the candidates during the first hour, with the duo of Todd and Maddow coming up to bat during the second.
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The moderators during the first hour of the debate. From left to right: Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Jos\u00e9 Diaz-Balart. (NBC New York \/ YouTube) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As the first three moderators made their way to the desk, we were given a brief view of each of the 10 candidates onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With sparkling eyes and friendly grins on their faces, the candidates exchanged greetings and handshakes as they made their way to the podiums.
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The camera swung around for a wide shot of the crowd and the moderators, who could be seen seated at their desk and shuffling papers.
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After some brief applause and cheers from the audience as the event officially began, we were treated to another view of the stage while Holt made the opening remarks and went over the rules and format for the night\u2019s debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quintet of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Corey Booker, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke and Sen. Amy Klobuchar\u2014the group\u2019s most notable candidates\u2014were placed dead-center, with former HUD secretary Julian Castro, Gov. Jay Inslee, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Rep. John Delaney and Rep. Tim Ryan located on the outskirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With little fanfare or dramatics, Guthrie quickly began by calling on Warren, addressing the senator\u2019s call for free healthcare, free college, free childcare and an increase on the taxes of the wealthy\u2014and then noted the fear that some voters have about Warren\u2019s proposals potentially leading to a destabilized economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warren responded promptly, saying \u201cI think of it this way: \u2018Who is this economy really working for?\u2019 It\u2019s doing great for giant drug companies…it\u2019s doing great for people who want to invest in private prisons…it\u2019s doing great for giant oil companies…when you\u2019ve got an economy that does great for those with money and isn\u2019t doing great for everyone else, that is corruption, pure and simple…we need to call it out, we need to attack it head on and we need to make structural change in our government, in our economy and in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth Warren during Wednesday’s debate. (The New York Times \/ YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Guthrie then posed several questions about taxes, the economy and big corporations, with Holt following suit. Each candidate that they asked gave similar answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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