The first democratic debate begins to be heard

Democratic candidates for the presidency are launching more and more criticism and exchanging views before their first debate in just three weeks.

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Gillibrand was the first senator to ask for Franken's resignation last year. Some Democrats have criticized him for doing so.

"For my part, I chose to support eight women," Gillibrand told SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell during "Signal Boost" on Tuesday, a day after Buttigieg's first comments at a public meeting MSNBC channel. "I'll come back to these women again. I appreciate women and my position is so very clear. "

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Biden is the favorite in the race, and Sanders and Warren are both fighting to catch him. The two senators are themselves rivals as they fight to be the choice of progressive democrats.

During the weekend at the California Democratic Convention, several Democratic candidates opposed socialism.

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"I am a governor who does not think we should be ashamed of our progressive values," he told a Liberal audience.

The battles are hardly surprising in a race to 24 candidates that is just beginning to take shape.

But the last fight mainly reflects two dynamics in the emerging primary fight.

One of them is the need for candidates such as Sanders and Warren to assimilate Biden.

New polls released this week showed Biden had a double-digit national lead, underlining his leadership status.

As a result, candidates will be under pressure to step up their attacks on Biden in an attempt to bring him back into the pack.

Separately, more than half of the candidates have trouble getting out of the grid. These Democrats must make headlines to find the slightest pull, and fighting with other candidates is a way to do it.

Hickenlooper's remarks on socialism may not have attracted the attention of many progressive voters, but they have garnered attention and could win votes later.

Gillibrand also made headlines when asked about Buttigieg's comments.

"Differentiation in an overcrowded area is difficult, so expect your elbows to be tighter," said Democratic strategist Basil Smikle.

The rumors are perhaps only a glimpse of what to expect in Miami on June 26 and 27, when 20 Democrats will participate in debates for two days.

Nevertheless, sharp words can also have disadvantages.

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"I thought we learned our lesson last time," said a strategist. "These kinds of things do not evaporate at the start of the general election. Injuries really deepen.

The strategist asked if the headlines were worth it, stating that it would be surprising that small tiffs pay attention to anyone beyond the immediate news cycle. "It does more harm than good," said the strategist.

But Democratic strategist Eddie Vale said the intense exchanges were "quite normal and expected" and expects the party to meet in the end to defeat Trump.

"Within our party, there are some important and minor differences in policy as well as the overall strategy to defeat Trump," Vale said. "And it's normal and healthy to have this debate. These fights will also strengthen the candidates and show who can give and take a punch. If you fail to criticize a Democratic primary, you are certainly not ready to face Trump. "

The GOP's primary fight in 2016 was one of the meanest of all time. At one point, Trump accused Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump, the GOP gets closer to the confrontation on the Trump tariffs, the GOP gets closer to the confrontation on the tariffs Trump publishes a new emergency declaration to impose the tariffs of Mexico PLUSFather (R-Texas) to be involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Cruz called Trump a "pathological liar" and "moron".

"The man can not tell the truth, but he combines it with being narcissistic. A narcissist at a level I do not think this country has ever seen, "said Cruz after Trump's insinuations about his father.

In the end, most Republicans gathered around Trump.

"No one thought Trump would win the primary, but he managed to be the strongest candidate on the field," said Vale. "And the same thing will happen on our side this time."