Ten Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage Thursday in Houston for the ABC News Democratic Debate.
Here are five major highlights of the evening:
The Healthcare Divide
As expected, Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off on healthcare. Biden has said he would like to build on former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act.
“I know that the senator says she’s for Bernie. Well, I’m for Barack. I think Obamacare worked,” Biden said. “This is about candor, honesty, big ideas.”
Warren, meanwhile, has supported a “Medicare for All” plan, which has also been supported by Bernie Sanders. The plan would end private insurance and Americans would enroll in a government healthcare program.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg says he wants to let voters choose a Medicare-like plan that he calls “Medicare for all who want it,” and Beto O’Rourke calls his public-option plan “Medicare for America.”
Castro vs. Biden
While many expected Biden and Warren to clash Thursday night, it was Julian Castro, a former member of President Barack Obama’s cabinet, who took aim at Biden.
He accused Biden of “forgetting what you said two minutes ago” during a discussion over whether Biden’s health care plan would require Americans who opt for the plan would have to buy into it.
Later he added: “I’m fulfilling the…
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