With a record 12 candidates on the stage during the October Democratic Debate, it was up to the candidates to show why they can beat President Donald Trump in 2020.

Based on their performances on that stage, few candidates have a realistic chance of defeating Trump. The current frontrunners, Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden did not perform well. This was the first debate in which Warren, not Biden, was going to be the top target for the candidates. Warren didn’t fight back well at all.

When Warren was attacked on her proposed “Medicare for all” plan by Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar, Warren dodged the question and the ensuring counterarguments by insisting the middle class would have their taxes decreased while the rich and corporations would have a tax increase.

“We heard it tonight, a yes-or-no question that didn’t get a yes-or-no answer,” said Buttigieg after Warren didn’t immediately address whether or not the middle class would have a tax increase. If Warren wins the nomination, Trump will relentlessly attack Warren on her tendency to avoid straightforward answers.

Biden has lost any momentum of being the vice president to Barack Obama and has been hit by the rumors of scandal involving his son, Hunter, and Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian natural gas producer. Biden struggled to rebut moderator Anderson Cooper’s question of why at the same time he was vice president, it was okay for his son to be on board of a Ukrainian natural gas producer, impacting policy in Ukraine.

Biden’s answer: “My son did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong. I carried out the policy of the United States in rooting out corruption in Ukraine.”

This didn’t address the concern of Hunter Biden benefiting from his father being vice president and his policy.

For someone who just suffered a heart attack, Senator Bernie Sanders didn’t show any signs of it. He was energetic, direct and clearly addressed his “Medicare for all” plan unlike Warren.

“I do think it is appropriate to acknowledge that taxes will go up,” Sanders said. You might disagree with Sanders, but he’s honest and truly believes in what he says, unlike Warren.

Buttigieg looked sharp and looked like a non-Biden solution to Warren and Sanders. Buttigieg effectively argued against Warren’s “Medicare for all” plan and against former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s extreme gun control proposals. Buttigieg also addressed the undiscussed issue of a post-Trump timeline, and that it will possibly be even more divisive then now. Buttigieg made a centrist argument during the debate, and it seems like it could pay off.

I’ll admit, I’m an Andrew Yang fan and part of the #YangGang. Objectively speaking, Yang performed exceptionally well. Yang made a good argument for the universal basic income policy, which would give each adult $1,000 each month. It’s a libertarian bent to a federal jobs guarantee, and Yang made points for it.

“The description of a federal jobs guarantee does not take into account the work of people like my wife, who's at home with our two boys, one of whom is autistic,” Yang said. “We have a freedom dividend of $1,000 a month. It actually recognizes the work that is happening in our families and our communities. It helps all Americans transition.”

Other highlights include Senator Kamala Harris failing to attack Warren for not wanting Trump to be suspended from Twitter, Yang highlighting Warren’s lack of sympathy for job loss due to automation and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard attacking CNN and The New York Times directly on their coverage of her.

Overall, the frontrunners didn’t fare well, and that should worry anyone who wants Trump out of office.