Miami • Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded “structural change” in the economy and the government as Democrats met on the debate stage for the first time in the 2020 presidential season, highlighting a rift within her party’s most ambitious contenders over how aggressive they should be in confronting problems of inequality.
Her rivals, including Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, suggested a softer approach, at least on some issues, but declined to attack Warren by name in the early minutes of Wednesday's prime-time clash. The focus on change came in the early moments of a debate that marked the unofficial starting line for the Democratic Party's quest to wrest the White House from Donald Trump and deny him a second term.