Nation Gets First Look Wednesday At (most Of) The Democratic Presidential Candidates

DES MOINES — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will be on the outside looking in from Iowa when most of his 2020 Democratic presidential rivals debate this week in their first nationally televised encounter — but he hopes that will turn out to be a good thing.Bullock, a late entry into the double-digit candidate field who failed to qualify under party rules to be on debate stage in Miami, will miss out on a chance to be seen by a broad audience but plans to turn the situation into a positive by wooing support in the state where the nominating process begins next February.“I’m certainly disappointed because missing from that stage will be somebody who’s actually won in a Trump state and who’s been a governor that’s gotten things done,” Bullock said.“I think being from outside of Washington, D.C., brings a differing perspective for sure on both the way we approach policies and the way we actually approach governing,’ added the Montana Democrat as he prepared to spend Wednesday delivering pizza to his campaign’s phone-bank operation in Des Moines and participating in a town hall meeting before a central Iowa TV audience.The first round of the Democratic presidential debates is set for Wednesday and Thursday.