The Democrats debate

After two nights of Democratic debates, we discuss the issues, the policies, the arguments, the memorable moments and what they say about the party and the upcoming primary,

Air Date: August 1, 2019 10:00 am

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., from left, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., participate in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Guests: Imani Perry, Matthew Kerbel, Jonathan Tamari

Twenty of the Democratic presidential primary contenders debated over the last two nights in Detroit. The candidates sparred over health care, immigration, college debt, climate change, and the best way to beat Donald Trump. The biggest battles were between the more moderate Democrats and the more progressive. This hour, we discuss the issues, the policies, the arguments, the memorable moments and what they say about the party and the upcoming primaries. Our guests are IMANI PERRY, Princeton University African American studies professor, MATTHEW KERBEL, Villanova University political science professor, and JONATHAN TAMARI, national political writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer

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