These Are the Biggest Takeaways From the Democratic Debate

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  • Sanders’s ‘I wrote the bill’ exchange emerges as key moment
Democratic Presidential Debate in Detroit Night One Highlights
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Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stuck together, Pete Buttigieg took the middle path, Marianne Williamson took on racism and Beto O’Rourke faded into the background.

From the opening question to the closing remarks of Tuesday’s Democratic debate, divisions in the party over health care, immigration and how to tackle climate change were on full display.