U.S. Democratic candidates confront each other in first TV debate
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Ten Democratic candidates have faced off in the first TV debate of the race to oust President Donald Trump from the White House next year.
In the debate in in Miami, Florida Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has been gaining momentum, dominated the debate that lasted two hours. The other nine candidates on stage vied to grab some crucial limelight.
On stage, too, were Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; former Obama housing secretary Julian Castro, the only Latino in the race; Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Tim Ryan; Washington state Governor Jay Inslee; and former congressman John Delaney.
They are all at one per cent or lower in opinion polls.
Trump, who is running for a second year in office, seemed unimpressed as he watched the debate aboard Air Force One en route to Japan for a G20 summit.
Ten other Democrats in the crowded field will battle on Thursday night. Two big beasts of the Democratic political jungle, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, will offer competing visions for America on Thursday night. mayor Pete Buttigieg, whose dark horse campaign has been rocked by the police shooting of a black man in his home city of South Bend, Indiana, will also be closely watched.
