Article snippet: MIAMI — Standing elbow-to-elbow on a crowded debate stage Wednesday, ten of the Democratic candidates seeking to take on President Trump got a simple question from a moderator: Would they raise their hands if they wanted to abolish private health care in favor of a government-run system? Only two candidates did so: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. “I’m with Bernie on Medicare for All,” Warren said, referring to Bernie Sanders, a senator from Vermont and rival on the campaign trail. It was the perfect moment for one of the other Democratic candidates to directly criticize her for embracing a position that some have shied away from as too much too fast, to cast her as too liberal to beat Trump. Not a single one took the opportunity. Instead, Warren was allowed to dominate the crowded debate with her policy ideas, giving an energetic performance that seemed to leave voters with two options. Do they want her transformative proposals, which would essentially remake the American economy? Or will they favor the more incremental change embodied on stage by such candidates as New Jersey Senator Cory Booker or Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota? It was the first act of a two-night, 20-candidate spectacle that will introduce millions of Americans to the choir of Democrats seeking to take on Trump, and Warren seemed to float above the fray, while lesser-known candidates tangled with each other instead of her. During the first ha... Link to the full article to read more