As the candidates take the stage in Detroit today and tomorrow, those with the most at stake are standing at opposite ends of the wide-open contest.
, in turn, raised questions of whether his status as the Democratic favorite — based in good part on his perceived electability — was deserved and whether, at age 76, he has the stamina and acuity to lead his party against President T rump.top voter surveys, his lead has slipped. He promises a more forceful display on Wednesday night.
, drawing a tart response from Booker. “You created this system,” he said on Twitter. “We’ll dismantle it.” The Biden campaign responded by highlighting a federal investigation into alleged police abuses while Booker was Newark mayor, previewing a possible flashpoint in Wednesday night’s debate. The major focus will be on Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who round out the campaign’s top tier with Biden and Harris.
Still, the two will surely be prodded by the debate moderators to explain their differences and why each isAnother pair to watch will be two of the youngest candidates in the contest, Pete Buttigieg , the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Beto O’Rourke, the 46-year-old former congressman from El Paso.
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