Vote Now: Who Won First Democratic Presidential Debate?

The gloves finally came off on Wednesday night -- and Americans got to learn more about 10 presidential candidates -- during the first Democratic Party debate. A record field of Democrats is competing to become the party's nominee in 2020.

Wednesday's televised Miami lineup of 10 candidates minutes before the first Democratic Party primary debate.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the first Democratic Party presidential debate on Wednesday, June 26.
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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota during Wednesday night's Democratic Party presidential debate.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey during Wednesday's televised presidential debate.
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Another view of Wednesday's first presidential debate among 10 Democrats. A second debate features another 10 Democrats on Thursday, June 27.
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared in the first televised presidential debate, against nine other Democrats, on Wednesday, June 26.
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Tulsa Gabbard, a U.S. representative from Hawaii, spoke about the possibility of combat in the Middle East, during the first debate of the 2020 presidential campaign on Wednesday night.
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Beto O'Rourke, former Texas congressman, during Wednesday's Democratic Party presidential debate.
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Jon Craig

06/26/2019 11:00 p.m.

Poll

Final Results Voting Closed

Who do you think won the first Democratic Party presidential debate?

Cory Booker
7%
Bill de Blasio
2%
Amy Klobucher
5%
Beto O'Rourke
5%
Elizabeth Warren
31%
Another Democrat
27%
No opinion
23%

Debates are being held on two consecutive nights in Miami this week -- with a total of 20 candidates appearing during live broadcasts. Wednesday's debate covered a wide range of topics, from health care costs, corporate greed, tensions in the Middle East and climate change to immigration, gun control and equal rights -- with some answers delivered in Spanish.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren shared the stage with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on opening night, June 26, and former Vice President Joe Biden will face Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the second night, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 27.

Both live debates are broadcast by NBC-TV, Telemundo and MSNBC.

Here was the lineup for the first debate on Wednesday, June 26:

Cory Booker, New Jersey senator
Julián Castro, former U.S. housing secretary
Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor
John Delaney, former U.S. representative from Maryland
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. representative from Hawaii
Jay Inslee, governor of Washington
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota senator
Beto O’Rourke, former U.S. representative from Texas
Tim Ryan, U.S. representative from Ohio
Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts senator

Failing to make the Miami debates based on pre-established qualifying criteria were Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Mayor Wayne Messam of Miramar, Florida, according to the Democratic National Committee.

To read a Daily Voice preview of the second presidential debate, click here.

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