What We Learned From the July Democratic Debates
- A widening rift between the party’s populist and centrist wings. Strong messages from the race’s leading progressives. A shaky front-runner.
- Wednesday night concluded the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 election, with Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) and former vice president Joe Biden as the headlining candidates. None of them turned in a resounding performance.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren didn’t debate Wednesday, but they were solid on Tuesday night — and their performances made them look like the winners. They handled the heat better, especially when defending Medicare-for-all.