Amy Klobuchar had a big night. 'She's hit Buttigieg hard, and taken on Bernie to good effect as well. And she's done it while delivering her message—that she is the most pragmatic, optimistic, centrist candidate on that stage,' TerryMoran says. DemDebate
Despite an initial tout of unity from Sen., I-Vermont, at the beginning of the debate, it didn't take long for the opponents to take aim against one another.
Biden described him as"a mayor of a small city who has done some good things but has not demonstrated he has the ability to -- and we'll soon find out -- to get a broad scope of support across the spectrum including African-Americans and Latinos." ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega said Sanders was"taking hits from all sides forced to defend his stance on socialism. And he came ready to fight back.""He said, 'We'll find out,' or something to that effect. Imagine you're going to unite the country walking into the congress saying I got this bill that's going to require Medicare for everybody. I can't tell you how much it's going to cost.
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Amy Klobuchar and billionaire activist Tom Steyer speak during the eighth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Feb. 7, 2020. Both women were endorsed by the New York Times, a surprising move and a break from the tradition of one candidate earning the paper's endorsement.Nearly 90 minutes into the debate -- of which there was only one person of color -- the topic of race was brought up after billionaire Tom Steyer criticized his party for not talking about it before.
ABC News"Nightline" co-anchor Byron Pitts noted that Latinos were all-but-entirely absent from the conversation. "We are not going to be able to get any of these things done if we don't give people the right to vote," she said.Health care once more took center stage at the Democratic debate.
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