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Article snippet: The final Democratic debate of 2019 took place in Los Angeles on Thursday, with less than two months to go before the Iowa caucuses. What were the main takeaways? Buttigieg vs. Warren was the big moment There was only one moment of real heat in a largely civil debate. South Bend, Ind., Mayor MORE (D-Mass.) tangled at length over the influence of big-money donors. The row has been brewing for a while, with the two candidates aiming pointed comments at each other on the campaign trail. On Thursday night, it flared up face-to-face. The core issue is Warren having sworn off high-dollar fundraisers and Buttigieg continuing to embrace them. At the debate, Warren referred to her renowned willingness to take selfies with people who attend her rallies and said, “Those selfies cost nobody anything. People who can put down $5,000 to get a picture taken don’t have the same priorities.” Buttigieg immediately fired back that he couldn’t “help but feel that might have been directed at me.” The South Bend mayor defended his approach by noting that MORE already has a vast campaign bank account and that Democrats should not “fight with one hand tied behind our back.” The exchange only got more personal from there, with Buttigieg noting that Warren was much wealthier than him, and the Massachusetts senator excoriating Buttigieg for holding a lavish fundraiser in a Napa Valley “wine cave.” There was no clear-cut winner from the fiery back-and-forth. Warren pressed her attacks... Link to the full article to read more