Campaign 2020 June 28, 2019

Top Ten Most Memorable Moments From The Second Debate

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 27: Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Marianne Williamson, former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, former tech executive Andrew Yang, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) take the stage during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Here are 10 moments we think stood out out on the second night of debates.

Harris: "America does not want to witness a food fight. They want to know how we're going to put food on their table." #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/Yr2SqHsRuR
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 28, 2019

Savannah Guthrie: "What is your response to those who say nominating a socialist would re-elect Donald Trump?"

Bernie Sanders: "Well I think the response is … the last poll I saw had us 10 points ahead of Donald Trump." pic.twitter.com/kgEzTL1ysy
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 28, 2019

WATCH: Rep. Eric Swalwell: "Joe Biden was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans — when he said it 32 years ago." #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/7gs1cq5cWd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2019

WATCH: Harris says she doesn't think Biden is a racist, but she talks directly to Biden about his having worked with segregationists on the issue of school busing. pic.twitter.com/eIMAdYDeAn
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 28, 2019

Question: "The police force in South Bend is now 6% black in a city that is 26% black. Why has that not improved over your two terms as mayor?"

Mayor Pete Buttigieg: "Because I couldn't get it done." https://t.co/xwTwsvYdbu pic.twitter.com/sfoyLIKpOL
— The Hill (@thehill) June 28, 2019

Pete Buttigieg on free college: "I don't believe it makes sense to ask working class families to subsidize even the children of billionaires. I think the children of the wealthiest Americans can pay at least a little bit of tuition." #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/x3dAOOMCJ2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2019

Savannah Guthrie: Do Dems have to explain how they'll pay for free college, health care?

Kamala Harris: "Where was that question when the Republicans and Donald Trump passed a tax bill that benefits the top 1% and the biggest corporations in this country?" #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/o4hnWqo9Vg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2019

I helped lead the opposition to the Iraq War. Joe Biden voted for it. When we talk about foreign policy there is a very clear difference in this election. #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/OZBez3nYa2
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 28, 2019

"There's not a single thing the American people can't do." #DemDebate #TeamJoe pic.twitter.com/Z1VEIM7tbt
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 28, 2019

This election is about you, your hopes, your dreams, your fears, and what wakes you up at 3 a.m. That’s what I care about and what I am fighting for. pic.twitter.com/qk0KX5Cwtr
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 28, 2019