Democratic Debate Coverage: Candidates take to the stage in Houston
Read Los Angeles Times coverage as 10 Democratic presidential candidates take to the stage to debate in Houston.
With Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dominating the 2020 race, Thursday’s debate was one of the dwindling opportunities for the second tier to rise.
Sept. 13, 2019
Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren clash on stage for the first time at the Democratic debate in Houston.
Sept. 12, 2019
Biden shows his stamina, Warren faces incoming, Harris makes nice, Castro swings below the belt.
Sept. 12, 2019
The 2020 Democratic candidates at the Houston debate promised to fight racial bias.
Sept. 12, 2019
During the third Democratic debate, former Housing secretary Julián Castro confronted former Vice President Joe Biden about something he said during the debate. Many saw it as an attack on Biden’s age and memory.
Sept. 12, 2019
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke drew cheers at the Democratic debate in Houston for his passionate response to mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa, Texas.
Sept. 12, 2019
Yang promises 10 families $1,000 a month for a year.
Sept. 12, 2019
The 10 candidates who qualified for tonight’s debate are Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.
Sept. 12, 2019
What to watch for when the Democratic candidates debate. Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will share a debate stage for the first time on Thursday in Houston.
Sept. 12, 2019
What about the candidates who didn’t make the debate? Marianne Williamson will offer post-debate analysis; Tulsi Gabbard will campaign without the “ridiculous 60-second time constraints.”
Sept. 12, 2019
Democratic primary voters worry that intraparty attacks on the debate stage could hurt their eventual nominee. For candidates seeking a breakout moment, the temptation to go negative carries risk.
Sept. 12, 2019
The debate Thursday night will for the first time put the entire top tier on stage together, including Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
Sept. 11, 2019
They face daily indignities on the trail. Donor dollars are drying up. Voters don’t even know who they are. Yet the 2020 presidential also-rans soldier on. What motivates them?
Sept. 11, 2019
With momentum flagging, Kamala Harris is counting on Thursday’s debate and a new strategy in Iowa and New Hampshire to reenergize her campaign.
Sept. 10, 2019
Joe Biden considered running with Elizabeth Warren in 2016, although their storied battle over bankruptcy policy has left scars more than a decade later.
Sept. 5, 2019
In September 2019 debate, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will represent the big choices facing Democrats about what they stand for and how they’d govern.
Aug. 29, 2019
Struggling Democratic presidential candidates are facing the bad news that they are not among the 10 who have qualified for the next debate, a predicament that is likely to spell doom for their campaigns.
Aug. 28, 2019