Amy Klobuchar shined. Pete Buttigieg took heat. And Joe Biden maintained the presence of a front-runner.
The fireworks at the sixth Democratic debate in Los Angeles on Thursday demonstrated a new urgency in a 2020 presidential primary race that's just a few short weeks away from producing the first votes that will determine the party's nominee to face President Donald Trump.
The debate, which took place the day after the House's impeachment vote and less than a week before Christmas, began with a lack of confrontation between the seven Democratic candidates, as they focused on attacking Republicans and expanding on their policy agenda.
