Getty Democratic Debate Tonight was the fourth Democratic debate. This debate welcomed 12 candidates onto the stage, which was the largest group of candidates on stage at the same time. Who do you think won tonight’s debate? Vote in the poll, which is at the end of this article. The candidates who were in tonight’s debate for the Democratic nomination were Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang. The first question went to Elizabeth Warren about impeachment. The next question went to Bernie Sanders, who’s looking well after recovering from a heart attack. Joe Biden took the next question, which also focused on impeachment. When asked about impeachment, Kamala Harris said that she remembers to listen to what people show you about themselves the first time. Cory Booker, meanwhile, called for conducting the process in a way that’s honorable and doesn’t rip the country apart. Amy Klobuchar stressed the importance of putting America in front of personal interests. Julian Castro agreed that impeachment is not a distraction. Pete Buttigieg said Republicans were making a mistake by enabling Trump, because he left Congress with no choice but to proceed on the impeachment inquiry. Tulsi Gabbard explained why she chose to support the impeachment inquiry, and addressed the possibility that the Senate might not vote to remove Trump. Tom Steyer discussed how he started the “need to impeach movement.” This was his first time on the debate stage. Yang said he supports impeachment, but it may not be successful and won’t erase the issues that got him elected. Beto O’Rourke stressed the importance of holding Trump accountable because of all the people who have put their lives on the line for the country. At one point, Amy Klobuchar faced off against Elizabeth Warren on Medicare for All versus Medicare for America. There was an intense discussion about Turkey, while Gabbard asked multiple candidates if they would commit to ending regime-change war and called out the New York Times and CNN for a “smear” piece. Yang, meanwhile, wore a MATH pin that got a lot of attention. And Sanders and Biden actually hugged at one point, when Sanders wanted to make sure that Biden wasn’t referring to him as Putin. Biden assured him that he wasn’t. Beto O’Rourke sparred with a few candidates. He and Pete Buttigieg had a heated discussion about assault weapons confiscation, and Warren disputed his characterization that some might view her as “punitive.” The last question asked each candidate about a surprising friendship they’ve had. Julian Castro talked about general people who are different from him, Tulsi Gabbard said Trey Gowdy, and Amy Klobuchar had a sweet story about John McCain. Tom Steyer talked about a woman fighting for environmental justice, Beto O’Rourke talked about driving with Will Hurd in a snowstorm while in Cong
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