It was progressives versus centrists at the Tuesday night Democratic debate.
In opening remarks, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Democrats flipped 40 GOP seats in the House in 2018 and "not one of those candidates supported the policies of our frontrunners at center stage."
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, in his first debate appearance, said liberal candidates are "trying to out do each other with wish list economics" that will not fly in red states.
Former Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., said if Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., or Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are nominated, Democrats will lose in a landslide similar to those suffered by George McGovern or Michael Dukakis.
"If we go down the road Sens. Sanders and Warren want to take with bad policies like Medicare for all and other impossible promises, it will turn off independent voters and get Trump re-elected," he charged.
The pair fought back:
"Let's be clear about this," Warren added. "We are the Democrats and . . . we should stop using Republican talking points."
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