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    Biden Bears Slings And Arrows But Battles Through Another Democratic Debate

    In format and style, the second CNN debate was almost a clone of the first. Once again, the emphasis was on finding points of contention and stoking the tension between individual contestants.
    by Ron Elving Aug 01, 2019 5 minutes
    Former Vice President Joe Biden was directly challenged by several other candidates onstage, including Sens. Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker.

    The second night of the Democratic debates in Detroit did not stray from its predicted script: It was open season on front-runner Joe Biden right from the start.

    But it was also something of a free-for-all, with every candidate for himself or herself. And the intensity and outcome of the exchanges may have come as a surprise to some of the characters on stage.

    Unlike the first night, when two featured performers (Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren) collaborated against the rest of the field, Wednesday night was an extended crossfire focused on the debaters at center stage.

    Biden, the clear leader in national polls, stood at the epicenter flashing his toothsome, squinting smile as often as he could — while also looking befuddled or lost at times. His shorter answers tended to be crisp,

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