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4 Takeaways From The Final Democratic Debate Before The Iowa Caucuses

The candidates clashed over war, gender and health care with less than three weeks to go before the first votes in the Democratic presidential nominating fight.
Democratic presidential candidates, left to right, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont participate in Tuesday night's primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa.

There are now no more official debates before Democrats begin voting.

Tuesday night's was the last before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, and it featured six of the 12 remaining candidates — the top four of whom, polls show, to be neck and neck.

Democratic primary voters got a substantive debate in which the candidates clashed over what it means to be commander-in-chief, gender politics and, of course, health care.

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday night's debate:

1. Warren, Sanders pivot away from the fight over whether a woman can win — for now

The big

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