Updated 9:15 PM | Nov. 20, 2019

What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

By FiveThirtyEight

Clare Malone

9:15 pm

This is the “Eat the rich” portion of the debate; the specter of Bloomberg looms above.

Perry Bacon Jr.

9:15 pm

“I don’t agree with the wealth tax,” says Booker, emphasizing he supports things like raising the estate tax.

Poll Bot

9:15 pm

Warren is talking about a wealth tax. According to a July 2019 SurveyMonkey/NYT poll, 81% of Democrats “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of a 2 percent tax on households with a net worth of greater than $50 million. A majority of Republicans — 55% — also support the measure.
— Poll Bot (@538PollBot) November 21, 2019

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