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Seven candidates qualified for the Democratic debate in South Carolina: Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, and Bernie Sanders. The numbers have been dwindling with the nearing of the election, from the 20+ candidates who announced their run to the small batch of candidates chosen for this debate. This is particularly significant as the Class of 2020 will be able to vote in the next election. Each of the candidates participating in the debate are focused on a specific set of issues. Read below to find out more.
BIDEN
- former Vice President to Barack Obama
- former Delaware senator
- led efforts to pass Violent Crime Control and the Violence against Women Act
KLOBUCHAR
- senator from Minnesota
- passed lots of legislation in Senate
BUTTIGIEG
- former navy intelligence officer
- mayor of South Bend, Indiana
STEYER
- hedge fund manager
- founded NextGen America (environmental advocacy nonprofit)
WARREN
- senator from Massachusetts
- focuses on consumer protection, economic opportunity, and the social safety net
- created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
BLOOMBERG
- former Mayor of New York City
- ninth richest person in the world with net worth of $59.4 billion
- criticized for support(now rescinded) of stop-and-frisk
SANDERS
- former Vermont senator
- labels himself as a "democratic socialist"
- staunch supporter of universal and single-payer healthcare
- focused on economic inequality
Positions of candidates on big issues
CANCEL EXISTING STUDENT DEBT
YES: (cancel all debt)
Sanders
YES: (cancel based on income)
Warren
NO: (alleviate debt burdens in other ways)
Biden
Buttigieg
Klobuchar
Steyer
MEDICARE-FOR-ALL
YES:
Warren
Sanders
NO: (public option)
Biden
Buttigieg
Klobuchar
Steyer
Bloomberg
ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SUPPORT:
- federal assault weapons ban with voluntary buyback
- Green New Deal resolution