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    6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate

    Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus.
    by Domenico Montanaro Oct 16, 2019 5 minutes
    Left to right, former Vice President Joe Biden, Massuchusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg react on stage during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University.

    The fourth Democratic debate was a long one, about three hours, and ended after 11 p.m. ET.

    You might not have made it through the whole thing, but there were some potentially consequential moments.

    Here are six takeaways:

    1. The scrutiny came for Warren, and her vulnerabilities were exposed some

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was under fire Tuesday night from several opponents, and when that happens to a candidate, you know they're a front-runner.

    Last week Warren caught up to former Vice President Joe Biden in an average of the national polls, and on Tuesday night she found herself hemmed in, particularly by South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

    Buttigieg attacked Warren for promoting Medicare for All, while not having a detailed plan or saying how she would pay for it.

    "Look, this is why

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