Last night, the first half of 2020 presidential candidates within the Democrat field participated in their first primary debate.

Now, how the candidates feel about their debate is unknown, but the same can't be said regarding the perception of the American public. Both conservatives and progressives alike have censured the first primary debate for a multitude of reasons.

The Backlash Facing the Democrats

Critics noted that many of last night's candidates shouted over one another and failed to directly answer questions. Additional observers took issue with the number of candidates on stage and seemingly rehearsed "sound bytes." The technical issue which occurred while the Democrats debated one another didn't help their cause either.

Bipartisan criticism directed towards the debate reads as follows:

https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1144063211009978368

https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/1144051281880743936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1144051281880743936&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fentertainment%2F2019%2F06%2F26%2Fdemocrats-disappoint-hollywood-during-first-debate%2F

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1144056731653169152

It continues...

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1144064520152739840

During an interview with Fox & Friends earlier today, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio also expressed his own concerns regarding last night's debate.

In Rubio's own words:

"They want to decriminalize crossing the border; they're fighting us now on providing more money to take care of people already here, they don't want to do anything about the laws actually luring people here. But they don't have any answers for how to fix it. They don't have any answers in English, they don't have an answer in Spanish."

Only time will tell the reception for the additional Democrats who will appear on tonight's debate stage.

Where do Democrat Candidates Stand in the 2020 Presidential Election?

Democrats are quite eager to share their ideas with the American public, however, the reception of the Americans public from last night is very telling. Despite the grand, big government proposals which Democrats champion, people in this country still have reservations. Americans want to know that they won't be nickel-and-dimed by extremely high taxes.

Conservative criticism noted the quality, or lack thereof, of Democrats' statements and proposals. Even progressives complained about how competitors presented themselves and behaved towards the other candidates. The second half of candidates who are set to debate later tonight may or may not take notes from the negative press surrounding last night's debate.

Only time will tell what awaits these Democrat candidates in the future.