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A day after the four-year anniversary of Marco Rubio’s decapitation at the hands of Chris Christie, the Democrats have shown that they are not afraid to hug it out. The stakes are high for a few candidates on the debate stage. Elizabeth Warren needs to take out Bernie Sanders. Joe Biden needs to take out Pete Buttigieg. Amy Klobuchar needs to take out Biden and Buttigieg. Tom Steyer needs to take out everybody.
But after a few early digs, the Democratic candidates are upholding their reputation for bringing tote bags to a knife fight.
Love this NYT pic https://t.co/vtZqoYkOQk pic.twitter.com/mlkMTkmvcV
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 8, 2020
The debate opened with Bernie Sanders declaring unity.
“At the end of the day…everybody up here is united,” said Sanders. “No matter who wins this damn thing, we’re all going to stand together to defeat Donald Trump.”
Amy Klobuchar kept the love going, saying, “I like Bernie just fine,” before listing bills they had successfully worked on together in the Senate.
But the highlight so far was definitely the Biden-Bernie hug that happened about 45 minutes in.
This right here. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/5ebU7urTns
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) February 8, 2020
It should be noted, this wasn’t the first Biden-Bernie hug to happen on a debate stage this cycle. They also embraced onstage in October in Ohio.
