HOUSTON — The top contenders for the Democratic nomination for president debated for the third time Thursday night in Houston.
Watch ABC15's post-debate recap and analysis in the player below.
The candidates who have qualified for the debate are:
- Elizabeth Warren
- Joe Biden
- Bernie Sanders
- Kamala Harris
- Pete Buttigieg
- Andrew Yang
- Cory Booker
- Beto O'Rourke
- Amy Klobuchar
- Julian Castro
The candidates on stage qualified by having 130,000 unique donors by Aug. 28, and earning at least 2 percent in four polls that sampled voters nationally or in the states of New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, or South Carolina.
A large field of candidates did not qualify for Thursday's debate. Candidates who appeared in previous debates such as Rep. Tim Ryan, Mayor Bill DeBlasio, Gov. Steve Bullock, author Marianne Williamson, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. John Delaney and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard failed to qualify. The aforementioned candidates have until Oct. 1 to qualify for the next debate in October.
As far as Arizona is concerned, only two elected Democrats have endorsed one of the candidates: Raul Grijalva announced his support for Elizabeth Warren and Ruben Gallego has joined Kamala Harris' campaign.
7:47 p.m.
Beto O'Rourke: "Everything that I've learned about resilience, I've learned from my hometown of El Paso, Texas." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/IDIIV30uSX
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
7:45 p.m.
Cory Booker: "The lesson I learned of resilience is to trust people."
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
"The test of America right now? It's not a referendum on Donald Trump—it's a referendum on us."https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/zJGC6tWkjF
7:41 p.m.
Hard to even imagine a system which values educators in this way. https://t.co/TlktLU1fXq
— Steve Irvin (@Steve_Irvin) September 13, 2019
7:38 p.m.
Sen. Harris says every time she's run for office, she's been told "It can't be done."
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
"I didn't listen. Part of it probably comes from the fact that I was raised by a mother who said...'Don't you ever let anyone tell you who you are. You tell them who you are.'" #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/jAMH621QeZ
7:32 p.m.
Joe Biden is the grief whisperer - he both understands and communicates the struggle pain unlike any other person I've ever met. A leader who understands raw pain and knows how to heal it would be a welcome and needed change in our country. #DemocraticDebate
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 13, 2019
7:30 p.m.
Protip to protesters. If you are going to interrupt a national debate, please be clearer so we know what the heck your saying. #DemDebate
— The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) September 13, 2019
7:21 p.m.
.@AndrewYang is presently tied with @ewarren in the @GoogleTrends search results for Arizona. #DemDebatehttps://t.co/uVNu1217nW
— The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) September 13, 2019
7:20 p.m.
Bernie Sanders: "We are going to cancel all student debt in this country and we are going to do that by imposing a tax on Wall Street." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/vRQKfgpOsC
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
7:11 p.m.
.@amyklobuchar on climate change: ”This is the existential crisis of our time. You know that movie "The Day After Tomorrow"? It's today. We have seen a warming in our world like never before.” https://t.co/BKQDxislTt #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/IvyB1AVPlt
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 13, 2019
7:09 p.m.
I bet Andrew Yang is fun to go out drinking with. #DemocraticDebate
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 13, 2019
7:07 p.m.
.@PeteButtigieg: “Today, September 12th, 2019, means that today, you could be 18 years old, old enough to serve—and have not been alive on 9/11. We have got to put an end to endless war.” https://t.co/qr6gtrNAcp #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/5G8GgctdeW
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) September 13, 2019
7:04 p.m.
Sen. Bernie Sanders rejects any comparison between his brand of democratic socialism and the system in Venezuela as "extremely unfair."
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
"I agree with what goes on in Canada, and in Scandinavia." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/l7hUqKpLhU
6:56 p.m.
.@BernieSanders to @JoeBiden: "The big mistake, the huge mistake, and one of the big differences between you and me: I never believed what Cheney and Bush said about Iraq."
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) September 13, 2019
"I voted against the war in Iraq, and helped lead the opposition." https://t.co/qr6gtrNAcp #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/csQJV2qTBc
6:52 p.m.
.@PeteButtigieg: “We have got to put an end to endless war. And the way we do it is see to it that that country will never again be used for an attack against our homeland and that does not require an open-ended commitment of ground troops.” https://t.co/BKQDxislTt #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/JFQJU2lW5S
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 13, 2019
6:49 p.m.
FACT CHECK: Assessing some of the claims made during the third Democratic debate.
6:41 p.m.
Amy Klobuchar on Pres. Trump: "He has put us in the middle of this trade war and he is treating our farmers and our workers like poker chips in one of his bankrupt casinos and if we're not careful, he is going to bankrupt this country." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/RrPwWi1qpX
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
6:39 p.m.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "Who sits at the table? I want to negotiate trade with unions at the table. I want to negotiate it with small farmers at the table. I want to negotiate it with environmentalists at the table...human rights activists at the table." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs pic.twitter.com/WEhT7dudxY
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
6:25 p.m.
"Fiilibuster" is spiking +4,000% in search.
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) September 13, 2019
More #DemDebate data here: https://t.co/I0WiP7r7bt
6:23 p.m.
.@AndrewYang: “My father grew up on a peanut farm in Asia with no floor -- and now his son is running for president.
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 13, 2019
That is the immigration story that we have to be able to share with the American people.” https://t.co/BKQDxislTt #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/Ve3avgtL9s
6:22 p.m.
From the debate stage, candidate Andrew Yang made a dramatic proposal: He pledged to give 10 people $1,000 per month for an entire year.
6:14 p.m.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on gun reform: "If you want action now, we've gotta send a message to Mitch McConnell. We can't wait until one of us gets in the White House. We have to pass those bills right now...We cannot spare another innocent life."https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/logVhSfUJd
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
6:10 p.m.
In passionate answer on gun violence, Beto O'Rourke says, "When we see that being used against children...Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47. We're not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore."https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/XqcbTWvR0m
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
6:05 p.m.
The #DemDebate is focusing on response to gun violence.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
Six in 10 people worry about a mass shooting in their community, with 58% expressing confidence that stricter gun control laws would reduce such incidents, this week's @ABC News/WaPo poll found. https://t.co/4PyNFNz4iF
5:50 p.m.
Beto O'Rourke: "Racism in America is endemic. It is foundational. We can mark the creation of this country not at the 4th of July, 1776, but August 20, 1619, when the first kidnapped African was brought to this country against his will."https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/H6WvyxtL0K
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
5:45 p.m.
Julián Castro goes after Joe Biden on health care: "I'm fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama, and you're not."
— Nightline (@Nightline) September 13, 2019
"That'll be a surprise to him," Biden responds. https://t.co/iU0ekP6uwA #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/OnIG4IDZj4
5:41 p.m.
After a contentious moment over health care, Pete Buttigieg decries "scoring points against each other, poking at each other, and telling each other that my plan, your plan—"
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
"That's called an election!" Castro says.
"Yeah, but a house divided cannot stand," Klobuchar says. pic.twitter.com/bMToeXnbgK
5:38 p.m.
Don't you dare lecture Biden about cancer, Bernie... #DemDebate
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 13, 2019
5:36 p.m.
Amid a lively debate among the 10 candidates on health care, Kamala Harris focuses her attention on Pres. Trump: "Let's focus on the end goal. If we don't get Donald Trump out of office, he's going to get rid of all of it." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/xF0A1fk8HD
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
5:31 p.m.
Bernie Sanders: "We are spending twice as much per capita on health care as the Canadians or any other major country on earth."
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
Joe Biden: "This is America."
"Yeah, but Americans don't want to pay twice as much as other countries." https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/hrYzxLgXiC
5:28 p.m.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "Let's be clear: I've actually never met anybody who likes their health insurance company." https://t.co/qr6gtrNAcp #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/xHBwhOA6wR
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) September 13, 2019
5:24 p.m.
NEW: The first #DemDebate question is about health care and it goes to former Vice President Joe Biden.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
"I think we should have a debate on health care. I know that the senator says she's for Bernie. I'm for Barack," Biden says of Elizabeth Warren. https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs pic.twitter.com/Bi1rAagmO1
5:20 p.m.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "The paths to America's middle class have gotten a lot smaller and a lot narrower ... I know what's broken. I know how to fix it and I'm going to lead the fight to get it done" https://t.co/iK18G6uqaA #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/ibLCKWDeTK
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) September 13, 2019
5:17 p.m.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: "I believe that what unites us up here, the 10 of us, is much stronger than what divides us." https://t.co/viXeYD4o0q #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/0czzanRQcm
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
5:05 p.m.
"Go Tigers!"
— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019
Tonight's #DemDebate is held at Texas Southern University—a public, historically black university. Why students say that matters: https://t.co/XA4uhzyLHw pic.twitter.com/msYaHVEWi2
5:03 p.m.
Per ABC, "each candidate will have one minute and 15 seconds to directly respond to questions from moderators and 45 seconds to respond to follow-up questions and rebuttals," which is 15 seconds LONGER than the season's first two debates
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 13, 2019
4:59 p.m.
Fighting gun violence takes courage. It takes courage to keep going after you’ve been through unthinkable tragedy.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) September 12, 2019
I’m sitting at the #DemDebate with Rep. @vgescobar, gun violence survivors, and advocates. Not all are pictured, but here’s a little about them. [thread] pic.twitter.com/4yfE28JDih
4:57 p.m.
The candidates. https://t.co/INdRXlIwFs #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/rGK9J46KpB
— ABC News (@ABC) September 12, 2019
4:45 p.m.
DNC Chair Tom Perez at the #DemDebate in Houston, Texas: "It's great to be in this battleground and let me reiterate: This is a battleground, my friends!" https://t.co/viXeYD4o0q #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/6wz8m6r6N3
— ABC News (@ABC) September 12, 2019
