Biggest Takeaways From Tuesday’s Democratic Presidential Debate

By Daniel Tucker
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. AP Photo
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. AP Photo

Biggest Takeaways From Tuesday’s Democratic Presidential Debate

By Daniel Tucker
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Twelve Democrats took the stage in Westerville, Ohio Tuesday night for their fourth presidential debate and their first since the House opened an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Reset checks in with a former political speechwriter and debate strategist about the rhetoric, strategies and substance of the Democratic primary debate.

GUEST: Jason DeSanto, senior lecturer at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law