Democratic debate - winners and losers : Kamala Harris goes after Joe Biden over race comments as healthcare, gun control and the migrant crisis dominate event
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Your support makes all the difference.The second Democratic debate is over with the ten remaining candidates preparing for tonight's showdown.
California senator Kamala Harris confronted Joe Biden over his record on race, while the former vice president also took shots from candidates over his age and establishment credentials.
The other candidates taking part tonight were: Marianne Williamson, John Hickenlooper, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet and Eric Swalwell.
Follow how the debate unfolded below:
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Ms Harris went after Mr Biden there, saying he supported "racist senators". Mr Biden looked stunned as he defended himself.
“I do not believe you are a racist,” Ms Harris says. But she says it was personal and hurtful to hear Biden talk about his relationship with segregationist Republicans.
Harris then criticizes Biden’s historic opposition to busing minority students to better school district.
“And that little girl was me,” Harris says.
Chuck Todd asked Sanders if he believed diversity wasn't an important principle in Democratic politics.
"Absolutely not," Mr Sanders replied. "Unlike the Republican party, we encourage diversity, we believe in diversity. That's what America is about."
Mayor Pete Buttigieg admitted that his police force in South Bend lacked diversity because he “couldn’t get it done.”
South Bend, Indiana, has been in turmoil over the last two weeks after a white officer shot a black man during an altercation earlier this month. The police have alleged that the black man was breaking into cars and wielding a knife.
The New York senator, saying it was "mind-boggling" that Democratic presidential candidates were debating abortion rights in 2019
We are on a break and time to catch-up with an important section on climate change.
Joe Biden is asked if he can tackle the crisis without the support of Congress.
He says he and Barack Obama, not the first time he has been sure to play up his links to the former administration - built the largest wind-farm in the US. He added he would rejoin the Paris climate accord.
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