Three years after Hillary Clinton became the first woman to secure a major party nomination for the U.S. presidency, two female Democratic candidates are surging to the top of a crowded field of possible 2020 challengers to President Donald Trump.
Freshman California Senator Kamala Harris has leapfrogged into second place in polls since the first debate, surpassing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders – who finished second for the nomination in 2016 – and highlighting front-runner Joe Biden's vulnerabilities.
Massachusetts Senator and liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren also saw a bump after last week's nationally televised face-off, as voters search for a progressive alternative to Biden in the biggest candidate field in history.
Warren also is winning respect from a small but growing circle of senior bankers and hedge fund managers, despite having made Wall Street a top target.
With seven months to go before the contest officially begins in Iowa – and 11 more debates before the party convention next July – it's still early days.
- Kathleen Hunter
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