Thursday, August 1, 2019: Debates Reveal Democrats 'Ideological Divide

At a post-debate campaign stop in Detroit, Joe Biden says he wasn't surprised by attacks last night from fellow Democrats. The front-runner showed some fight but also some rust in his feisty exchanges, as many of his opponents fought to survive until the next round of debates.

Plus, Elizabeth Warren gets the nod most often when you ask Democrats who was the strongest debater over the past two nights. Those high marks even coming from party moderates who worry the Massachusetts Senator is too liberal to win it all.

And, Senate passes a massive new budget deal despite some GOP Senators' concerns on increasing the debt ceiling.

Today's panel: Molly Ball With TIME, Errin Haines Whack with the Associated Press, CNN's Jeff Zeleny, and Seung Min Kim with The Washington Post

Also on the program: Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell from Michigan and CNN's Lauren Fox and Evan PérezTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices