The Democratic party held the first half of its first debate Wednesday night in Miami, Florida   

Participating in the debate are 2020 presidential candidates Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee and John Delaney

The debate kicked off with candidates leaping on Donald Trump's economy, arguing they have stronger plans despite 71 percent of Americans saying they like the nation's economic position 

The candidates also delivered impassioned responses when asked about immigration policy 

About halfway through technical glitches drove the NBC broadcast to premature commercial breaks