Tuesday night quickly turned into Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren versus the field as desperate, low-polling candidates sought to break out of the pack by targeting the top candidates on stage.

Sanders and Warren found themselves the targets of the more moderate candidates on stage, who were eager to contrast themselves and their visions for the country with the most progressive candidates running for president this cycle on issues ranging from health care to immigration.


Here’s a look at the key moments of the two-hour debate on CNN:

 Sanders to Delaney: ‘You’re wrong’ on Medicare for All

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney used his opening statement to bash Sanders' and Warren’s progressive policies, branding them as a surefire way to cost Democrats the general election in 2020.

“Folks, we have a choice,” Delaney said. “We can go down the road that Sen. Sanders and Sen. Warren wanna take us with bad policies like Medicare for All, free everything and impossible promises that’ll turn off independent voters and get Trump reelected." He went on: "Or we can nominate someone with new ideas to create universal health care for every American, with choice.

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