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Buttigieg defends lack of support among black voters, admits ‘much longer way to go’ New: https://t.co/K4QpEvEzwv — PolitiTweet.org

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"It's irrelevant" if Trump is acquitted in impeachment trial, Biden says https://t.co/RKzprEifOU — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg, Warren spar on cost of health care plans, boldness More here: https://t.co/dfPcLzhDf5 — PolitiTweet.org

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This Buttigieg-Warren moment was notable. “It’s just not true that the plan I’m proposing is small,” Buttigieg said of Warren, suggests she believes "the boldness of a plan consists of how many Americans it can alienate.” Warren: "The #s that the mayor is offering don't add up" — PolitiTweet.org

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Klobuchar, in a lengthy answer on Medicare for All, mentions the cost of long term care, her father and how expensive the care is. "He got married three times, who different story. There isn't much" in savings, she jokes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Klobuchar to Sanders on Medicare for All: "What I don’t agree with is his position on healthcare. This debate isn’t real. … Over two-thirds of the Democrats in the Senate are not on the bill that the bill you and Senator Warren are on." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trade was a central topic in the first half of the #DemDebate. Sanders said he opposed the USMCA. Others - namely Buttigieg, Warren and Klobuchar - said they supported it. Here is why the topic matters so much in Iowa: https://t.co/wl55zTut4O — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says he wouldn't meet Kim Jong Un without preconditions. via @ericbradner: https://t.co/OxZI1C3LcZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren responds: "Look at the men on this stage, collectively, they have lost ten elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women: Amy and me." Klobuchar visibly loved this comment. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders forcefully says he did not tell Warren a woman couldn't win the presidency. "As matter of fact, I didn't say it," he said. "Anybody knows me knows that it's incomprehensible that I would think that a woman cannot be president of the United States." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg says he backs USMCA: "Yes, it has been improved, it is not perfect, but when you sit down with the people who are most impacted, they know just how much harm has been done to them." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sanders on his opposition to the USMCA: "The answer is we can do much better than a Trump-led trade deal. This deal, and I think the proponents of it acknowledge, will result in the continuation of the loss of hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs as a result of outsourcing." — PolitiTweet.org

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Candidates disagree over whether to keep troops in the Middle East. “The American people are sick and tired of endless wars which have cost us trillions of dollars,” Sanders said. More here: https://t.co/6e2KONH0pZ — PolitiTweet.org

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.@abbydphillip asks Biden directly if he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions. "No, not now, I wouldn’t meet with him without preconditions," Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg says that he would not allow Iran to become a nuclear state. "Our security depends on ensuring that Iran does not become nuclear." He notes that the Trump administration "made it much harder for the next president to achieve that goal by gutting the Iran nuclear deal." — PolitiTweet.org

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Klobuchar, asked directly about experience and Buttigieg's military experience, avoids hitting the former mayor. "I respect the mayor’s experience very much," she says of his military service. "I just have different experience." Buttigieg: "I bring a different perspective." — PolitiTweet.org

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Buttigieg on why he is best prepared to be commander in chief: "For me, those lessons in the past are personal." Buttigieg has been leaning into his military record in the wake of the Iran conflict. More here: https://t.co/JrrJSAaOxL — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders asked why he is the best prepared person to be commander in chief. "I think my record speaks to that, Wolf," Sanders said. Sanders did not use the question as a chance to hit Joe Biden, as he signaled he may going into the debate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats had the most diverse presidential field in history for much of 2019. That won't be on display tonight. w/ @ericbradner: https://t.co/A0kOZStCdj — PolitiTweet.org

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New ahead of tonight's debate: Amy Klobuchar picked up the endorsement of Iowa State Rep. Charlie McConkey on Tuesday ahead of the CNN/Des Moines Register debate. McConkey had previously supported Cory Booker, who ended his campaign on Monday. https://t.co/tG2TTrBBxt — PolitiTweet.org

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There is a ton to watch for at tonight’s #CNNDebate: - A Sanders, Warren fight breaks out - This debate is different on foreign policy - Bernie under the microscope - Buttigieg needs a moment - Fluidity reigns in Iowa More w/ @ericbradner: https://t.co/6N3zd7d9DO — PolitiTweet.org

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Update from Barbara: She has decided to caucus for Amy Klobuchar. "Her experience and intelligence and Midwestern pragmatism have made her my #1," she said. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @albamonica: Heard of @ProjectLincoln? The group of “Never Trumpers” launched last month and released a digital ad this week targeting o… — PolitiTweet.org

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@BrendanBuck Where they all say their colleges but one House member says their elementary school? — PolitiTweet.org

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This might as well be @DJJudd’s Pulitzer. (Also, read this story!) — PolitiTweet.org

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Former candidate Kirsten Gillibrand comments on the Warren-Sanders spat: “A woman can win. Anything that suggests otherwise ignores the facts.” — PolitiTweet.org

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This piece is spot on: The electorate here in Iowa is incredibly volatile, with many caucusgoers still deciding between two or three candidates. It puts incredible pressure on tonight’s debate. https://t.co/C5koBMGSZY via @MaeveReston @KateSullivanDC — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: I asked Mandy Moore about criticisms from other campaigns that Buttigieg was too cozy with elites, including those from Hollywo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: After tonight’s event, I spoke with newly minted Buttigieg surrogate and actress/singer/songwriter Mandy Moore in Ames, who tol… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GregJKrieg: New: Progressives loyal to both Sanders and Warren are nearing full panic mode as what started as a spat turns more serious… — PolitiTweet.org