Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made his debut on a presidential debate stage -- and spent the night fending off bitter attacks from other Democrats as the race enters a critical phase.
Trump International Hotel can be seen in the distance as a screen on the Vegas Strip advertises the Democratic debate. A screen on the Vegas strip advertises the debate, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC with the Nevada Independent. Joe Biden pickets before the debate with members of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 outside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas as Station Casinos workers fight for a first union contract.
The debate was the first opportunity for voters to experience Bloomberg unplugged and unprotected from the armor of a $400-million advertising blitz that has shattered spending records and propelled him into the top tier of the race while sitting out Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states in the nominating contest.
The candidates did not train all their fire on Bloomberg, slamming one another by name to a degree not seen in previous debates.Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., early on argued that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist who is leading the field, would be an equally troublesome nominee.
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