{"id":25772,"date":"2019-08-01T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=25772"},"modified":"2019-08-01T15:47:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:47:55","slug":"the-democratic-debates-round-two-night-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/08\/01\/the-democratic-debates-round-two-night-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Democratic Debates: Round Two (Night One)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday night introduced the second round of the Democratic primary debates. This time, nine familiar faces\u2014along with a new one<\/a> taking the place of former candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who dropped out of the race<\/a> shortly after the first pair of debates\u2014made an all-out effort to boost their polling numbers on the road to 2020.
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With both Night One and Two being hosted by CNN for this round, viewers had the option of either watching the debates on television or via livestream on CNN\u2019s website.
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Roughly an hour before the first batch of candidates were set to grace the stage of the historic Fox Theatre in the heart of Detroit, Michigan\u2019s downtown region, several local-area politicians in addition to Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez gave brief, passionate speeches that pumped up the audience into a cacophony of cheers and applause in what resembled a pre-game pep rally.
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At 8:05 p.m., moderator Don Lemon, host of CNN Tonight, was joined by fellow moderators and CNN colleagues Jake Tapper and Dana Bash as he introduced each of the candidates one by one as they made their way to the stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The night\u2019s presidential hopefuls, which included Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), author Marianne Williamson, Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, former Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Rep. John Delaney and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday night’s debate lineup. (YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The main focus throughout the night was on candidates Sanders and Warren, who were placed dead-center on the debate floor and in the crosshairs of the moderate democrats flanking them on both sides.  
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The debate opened with a light, softball question, tasking the candidates with their reason(s) regarding running for president.
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In their responses, the contenders mostly rolled out the usual stock platitudes and catchphrases that they\u2019ve utilized since launching their campaigns, with appeals toward the working class and explicit barbs at President Donald Trump\u2019s recent headline-grabbing episodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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