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KTTH hosts react to latest Democratic debate

Nov 20, 2019, 5:30 PM | Updated: Nov 21, 2019, 6:13 am

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The top Democratic presidential candidates spent large chunks of prime-time television clashing over “Medicare for All” — again.

Like a string of previous debates, Wednesday’s prominently featured squabbles over a program that could alienate general-election swing voters who may be wary of fully government-run, universal health care and that will be extraordinarily difficult to get through Congress — even if Democrats take the White House and make significant 2020 congressional gains.

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