‘Well, now there’s 12’: Biden grouses about crowded 2020 Democratic debate stage

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Joe Biden expressed anxiety about a large number of candidates appearing in the upcoming Democratic presidential debate.

“The deal was, well, no more than 10 people on the stage for three hours. Well, now there’s 12. They’re supposed to, if more than 10, they’re supposed to divide it into two. At least if you had a debate with five other people you might actually get a chance to say something. But I’m going to try to be more declarative, but not argumentative,” Biden said at a high-dollar Los Angeles fundraiser, according to a pool report.

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