Medicare for All rally sign Some have noted that backing sweeping, government-run health reform may play well with Democratic primary voters but prove toxic in the general election. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Marijuana decriminalization. Paid family leave. And, yes, "Medicare for All."

Democrats strayed a little from arguing the intricacies of single-payer health care during their fifth presidential debate on Wednesday, bringing ideas like expunging drug convictions into the discussion.

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