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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Democratic presidential candidates had one last chance to contrast themselves on national TV before the Iowa caucuses. And in between slams of President Donald Trump, they delivered.
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders traded criticisms of their long records on trade, foreign policy and health care. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar reprised their December clash about experience in the Oval Office. And Elizabeth Warren turned a question about her allegation that Sanders said a woman couldn’t beat Trump — a comment Sanders has repeatedly denied making — into a call to recognize female political power in the Democratic Party.
For worst night, let’s call it a tie between Buttigieg and Klobuchar. They did fine. But this was primarily a debate between Biden and Sanders, with some good moments for Warren thrown in. Buttigieg and Klobuchar were on the margins on a night they both needed to be making a statement. It wasn’t a great sign for Buttigieg when, three weeks before the caucuses, he was still getting asked about his dismal levels of support among black voters.: Biden really came through tonight.
But then, after the debate, Sanders went for a handshake and Warren didn’t take it, and they appeared to bicker. It was surprising to see these small but revealing moments about the relationship of longtime progressive allies who have known each other since before Warren joined Congress.: Near the end of the debate, Sanders was asked whether his identity as a democratic socialist would hurt his chances of beating Trump.
Second, the debate underscored the candidates’ imperative to work increasingly at the margins to pick up even small numbers of supporters, as Sanders’ answer about working with Republicans demonstrated. One reason for sustained civility in the debate is that candidates are vying to become the second-choice candidate of voters whose first-choice will not get to the 15 percent support threshold to win delegates at Iowa’s caucuses.
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