Democratic debate highlights - Food fights and racial divisions


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  • Friday, 28 Jun 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Democratic U.S. 2020 election presidential candidates including author Marianne Williamson, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Michael Bennet and Rep. Eric Swalwell listen during the second night of the first Democratic presidential candidates debate in Miami, Florida, U.S. June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

MIAMI (Reuters) - The front-runners of the crowded Democratic presidential contest jostled on Thursday night over issues of race relations and whether the time had come for a new generation of leaders.

In heated exchanges on the second night of the primary's first head-to-head debates, lesser-known candidates trained their fire at former Vice President Joe Biden and prominent U.S. senators engaged in shouting matches. Here are some highlights from the debate.

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