Democrat challengers face fall-out from rowdy TV debate - live updates
(The Guardian United States)

Sanders and Bloomberg bear brunt of attacks in `messy´ TV debateTrump defending administration´s handling of coronavirusSupport the Guardian´s independent journalism. Make a contribution 10.45am GMT `You think the last four years has been chaotic divisive toxic exhausting. Imagine spending the better part of 2020 with Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump`Pete Buttigieg seemed to be channelling the thoughts of what Bernie Sanders has dismissed as the `Democratic establishment´ with his attack on the Vermont senator at the debate last night. 10.07am GMT Good morning. Will last night´s Democratic debate have helped one of the centrist candidates pull ahead of the others to become the main opponent to Bernie Sanders for the nomination? At the moment this photo from the Charleston event seems to sum up the very definition of a `crowded field` - and it doesn´t even feature Joe Biden, who is polling in first place for Saturday´s primary. Related: Who won the Democratic debate? Our panelists` verdict | Jessa Crispin, Lloyd Green, Benjamin Dixon, Malaika Jabali and Art Cullen The debate often descended into cross-talk, and even occasional shouting. It was more common for candidates to go over their allotted time than stick to it, and moderators were criticised for their lack of control over proceedings. Related: Messy Democratic debate leaves lack of clarity and benefits Trump `U.S. acted on the Coronavirus very, very quickly.` Gordon Chang @IngrahamAngle Continue reading...