What the 10 Democratic candidates said in Thursday's debate

The party's 2020 class, once featuring two dozen candidates, has essentially been cut in half. Ten candidates qualified for this round.

September 13, 2019 at 11:24PM
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Andrew Yang, right, talk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston, as Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg talk.
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, and Andrew Yang, right, talk Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston, as Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg talk. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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