Analysis: Night 1 of debate highlights Democrats' key question — will big plans thrill voters or terrify them?
WASHINGTON - The Democrats' raucous presidential debate Tuesday highlighted a fundamental choice facing the party in 2020: Whether to pick a presidential nominee who calls for big, ambitious policies for health care, the environment and the economy, or one with a more centrist, pragmatic approach.
The exchanges exposed intraparty divisions about policy, ideology and political strategy that pitted two leading progressive voices who are top-tier candidates - Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont - against an array of rivals who warned that the party risks losing to President Donald Trump if it moves
