Bloomy to help register voters

was on display. But there was disagreement on how best to appeal to minority voters, who are vital to winning the Democratic nomination and will be crucial in the general election.

Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey said the party has sometimes come up short in its outreach to black voters.

Booker declared, “Black voters are pissed off, and they’re worried.”

In the moderators’ chairs were four women, including Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s liberal darling, and Ashley Parker, a White House reporter for The Washington Post. It was only the third time a primary debate has been hosted by an all-female panel.

In one memorable exchange, Biden — who didn’t face any real attacks from his rivals — was asked about curb- ing violence against women and responded awkwardly.

“We have to just change the culture,” he said. “And keep punching at it. And punching at it. And punching at it.”

Harris scrapped with another low polling candidate: Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has criticized prominent Democrats, including 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton.

“I think that it’s unfortunate that we have someone on the stage who is attempting to be the Democratic nominee for the president of the United States who during the Obama administration spent four years full time on Fox News criticizing President Obama,” Harris said.

“I’m not going to put party interests first,” Gabbard responded.

WASHINGTON — As he moves toward a presidential announcement, billionaire Michael Bloomberg is rolling out plans to spend an estimated $15 million to $20 million on a voter-registration drive designed to weaken President Trump’s reelection chances in five battleground states.

News of the investment, confirmed by Bloomberg’s team Wednesday, comes less than a week after the former mayor unveiled a $100 million online advertising campaign attacking Trump in four general-election swing states as well.

The new effort will target 500,000 voters from traditionally underrepresented groups that typically lean Democratic, including African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, young voters and those living in some rural communities. The drive will begin next year in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, but could expand.