The debates’ big winner? Health care: Theme of the Week

Bloomberg Opinion Today

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates took the stage this week in the second round of debates ahead of the 2020 election. Talk all you want about who's making a strong case for staying in it (Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders) and who's probably fading out of contention (quite a few), but it's becoming clear which issues are going to be sticking around until it's time for voters to cast their ballots. Among them: health care. As the field is winnowed down — there's one month to go before the third debate, and the qualifying thresholds are far less forgiving — the writers at Bloomberg Opinion will continue to parse the candidates' platforms and decide what their policies mean to the people who might vote for them.

These Are the Health-Care Questions That Matter Most – Max Nisen

The Democrats in These Debates Know What They're Talking About – Jonathan Bernstein

Marianne Williamson Is a Skeptic, Not 'Anti-Science' – Faye Flam

The Democratic Party's Health-Care Battle – Max Nisen and Elaine He

Why Are Democrats Attacking Obama? – Jonathan Bernstein

Stop Blaming America's Poor for Their Poverty – Noah Smith

Bernie Sanders's Union Problem – Karl W. Smith

Climate Change Will Survive the Debates Even If Inslee Doesn't – Liam Denning

Can Someone Please Vote CNN Off the Stage? – Jonathan Bernstein

This is the Theme of the Week edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, Sunday's roundup of our biggest commentary topic this week.