Article snippet: DETROIT - Centrist Democratic contenders slugged it out with their liberal counterparts on the first night of the second Democratic debate on Tuesday. The debate featured 10 candidates, including progressive stars Sens. MORE. Here are five takeaways from a testy night in the Motor City. 1. Debate puts Democratic divides on display A fight has been brewing for months between the Democratic primary field’s moderate candidates and progressive contenders. On Tuesday, it erupted into public view. It was former Rep. MORE (D-Md.) who fired the first shot. In his opening remarks, he bluntly asserted that “we cannot go down the road that Sen. Sanders and Sen. Warren want to take us.” But he wasn’t the only centrist to take a swipe at Sanders and Warren, who occupy the same progressive lane in the primary contest. Former Colorado Gov. MORE delivered a veiled but unmistakable criticism of the two liberals, saying that while he considered himself a progressive, he’s “a little more pragmatic.” The debate underscored the increasingly volatile divide between Democrats on the direction of the party and which flank is best equipped to take on MORE in 2020. Moderates argue that only a compromise-minded candidate can appeal to the voters that abandoned the Democratic Party in 2016 to vote for Trump. Progressives, on the other hand, say that only bold, transformational ideas can compete with the president’s own message of political change. 2. Sanders gets lots of time, but Warre... Link to the full article to read more