Democrats spar at debate over health care, how to beat Trump

Nov 21, 20190

Ruth Fremson – New York Times count

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), second from left, speaks during the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. From left, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

ATLANTA - Democratic presidential candidates clashed Wednesday in a debate over the future of health care in America, racial inequality and their ability to build a winning coalition to take on President Donald Trump next year.

The faceoff came after hours of testimony in the impeachment inquiry of Trump and at a critical juncture in the Democratic race to run against him in 2020. With less than three months before the first voting contests, big questions hang over the front-runners, time is running out for lower tier candidates to make their move and new Democrats are launching improbable last-minute bids for the nomination.

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