ANALYSIS: 2020 Democrats finally embrace negative campaigning

Published February 20, 2020 6:25pm ET



Debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates for most of the primary season were relatively genteel affairs marked by at most a fleeting jab toward a rival that quickly reverted to agreement on the bulk of issues.

That all changed Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six candidates fighting for the right to challenge President Trump pulled no punches at the final debate before Saturday’s Nevada caucuses. Anger, outrage, and indignation coursed through the two-hour affair — spurred in part by the first debate appearance by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whom rivals accuse of trying to buy the election with his wealth.

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