Four Democratic presidential candidates complained that Republican or right-wing "talking points" were being employed against them over the past two nights of debates. 
Democratic candidates for the 2020 nomination have promised more than $210 trillion in new spending across the field, analysis by the Washington Free Beacon shows. 
An 11-year-old reporter told CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin on Tuesday he was more impressed by Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson after he interviewed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.). 
MSNBC contributor and political editor of the Root Jason Johnson warned Democrats that focusing solely on policy proposals will not help win in 2020. 
Joe Biden has led the national polls in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination since last year. He's ahead in the first three contests, also, with leads ranging from 7 points (Iowa) to 13 points (New Hampshire) to 28 points (South Carolina). He's first in fivethirtyeight.com's endorsement primary. And though he didn't launch his campaign until the second quarter of 2019, at which point Bernie Sanders had raised the most money, his nonstop fundraising schedule, and great first-24-hours number, suggests that his second-quarter haul will be impressive. Going into tonight's Democratic debate, there was no reason to doubt Biden's status as the Democratic frontrunner. 
2020 Democratic candidates interviewed by the New York Times split on their openness to expanding the Supreme Court from its current slate of nine justices. 
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) has crossed the 65,000-donor threshold to virtually assure herself a place in the first two Democratic primary debates, albeit after lesser-known candidates like Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson. 
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) spent nearly $175,000 in the past week on Facebook ads as she tries to ensure a spot on the Democratic debate stage later this month. 
Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson essentially guaranteed herself a spot at the first Democratic primary debate next month with a 1 percent showing in a new poll, doing so before experienced politicians like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.). 