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Assessing How The Democratic Candidates Fared In The First 2020 Debates

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates debated over two nights in Miami this week.
Wilfredo Lee
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Twenty Democratic presidential candidates debated over two nights in Miami this week.

The Democratic presidential field is a crowded one. And the candidates got to appear together over two nights in Miami for debates of 10 candidates each night. It's not easy to stand out in such a robust field. Vermont Edition takes a look at how the candidates did when they had the spotlight.

We hear from:

  • Linda Fowler, professor of government at Dartmouth College
  • Matt Dickinson, Middlebury College political science professor
  • Ted Kohn, dean of the college of liberal arts at Norwich University

They'll discuss who stood out and who lost ground — and how Senator Bernie Sanders fared.

Broadcast live on Friday, June 28, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
 

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."

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