What Went Down At The December Democratic Primary Debate

Poll Bot

Sixty-nine percent of Americans think that current economic conditions are helping people who are wealthy, 32 percent think they are helping the middle class, and 27 percent think they are helping the poor, according to a September survey from Pew.
— Poll Bot (@538PollBot) December 20, 2019

Micah Cohen

8:23 pm

To Nate’s earlier point about views on free trade among Democrats:

In general terms, Democrats take a positive view of free trade agreements. Share saying they are a ‘good thing’ for U.S. has increased in recent years — 73% in recent survey. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/nrUQXlZSAa

— Alec Tyson (@alec_h_tyson) December 20, 2019

Perry Bacon Jr.

8:22 pm

This is interesting in that these candidates, even the more moderate ones, are basically rejecting the idea that economic growth is being felt by real Americans. They all sound like Warren/Sanders circa 2015. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats take this tact in the general election, when Trump will likely run on the strong economy.

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