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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Candidates asked what one issue they would want to focus on.
Swalwell: ending gun violence
Bennet: climate change
Gillibrand: passing a family bill of rights
Harris: working families tax cut, immigration, guns
Sanders: talks of political revolution
Buttigieg: fix our broken political system
Yang: Universal Basic Income, which would help with climate change
Hickenlooper: collaborative approach on climate change
Williamson: call the prime minister of New Zealand and ask for her advice on climate change
Biden: first thing I’d make sure we do is defeat Trump
Here is Biden on guns, calling for smart weapons with biometric data
Kamala Harris is really making the most of that line against Mr Biden.
The candidates were asked which foreign relationships they would focus on improving first:
Williamson: European leaders
Hickenlooper: The entire world
Yang: China
Buttigieg: We need to model values for the rest of the world
Biden: Nato
Sanders: It's not one country. It's rebuilding trust in the United Nations
Harris: Nato
Gillibrand: Iran
Bennet: European allies and every Central American country
Swalwell: We need to break up with Russia and make up with Nato
Into final statements. Strong from Harris, Sanders and Swalwell.
Williamson's pitch will get attention, she is certainly not afraid to sound "out there".
Hickenlooper: As Colorado governor, I brought in progressive policies. Socialism is bad, and will relect Trump.
Gillibrand: Women in America are on fire, but our rights are under attack. I will take on the fights no one else will. Now is not the time to be afraid of first.
Yang: The right candidate to beat Trump will have a vision of a trickle-up economy. I am that candidate, I can build a broad coalition.
Harris: this election is about you. Your hopes, your dreams, your fears. I will lead with dignity, honesty.
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