US election 2020: who won the first Democratic TV debate?

Elizabeth Warren praised after first ten candidates cross swords

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Immigration, healthcare and the economy dominated the agenda as ten of the Democrats running for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination locked horns in the first of two televised debates.

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren was widely regarded to have been the standout candidate on the night, with CNN calling her “the straw that stirs the drink in the debate” on the crowded stage in Miami.

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