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Five takeaways from Democratic debate brawl | TheHill

posted onAugust 1, 2019
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Article snippet: Former Vice President MORE (D-Calif.) were center stage in Detroit on the second night of the Democratic presidential primary debates — and it got ugly in a hurry.  Here are five takeaways from a brutal night of intraparty fighting among Democrats in the Motor City on Wednesday: No clear winner emerges after an ugly night This was not the debate that Democrats were hoping for. "The person that's enjoying this debate most right now is MORE (D-N.J.) said amid an extended and nasty fight between the candidates over their health care plans.  “Fact check: True,” Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh responded over Twitter. The attacks on Biden began during the opening remarks and escalated from there as he sustained shots on everything, including his record on civil rights, women’s rights, his health care and environmental plans and the Obama administration's record on deportations. After catapulting into the top tier of candidates following the first debate, Harris was in everyone’s crosshairs over a health care plan that tries to find a middle ground on "Medicare for All." And Harris’s record as attorney general of California become an issue for her after Rep. MORE (D-Hawaii) unsparingly characterized the Harris state Justice Department as craven, racist and corrupt. The split between the centrists and liberals on Tuesday night was back on full display once again on Wednesday, with moderates such as Sen. MORE (D-Colo.) pleading with Democrats to not run too far to t... Link to the full article to read more

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