Elizabeth Warren made a vigorous case for a female president and stood behind her accusation suggesting sexism by progressive rival Bernie Sanders Tuesday night in a tense Democratic debate that raised gender as a key issue in the sprint to Iowa's presidential caucuses.
Sanders vehemently denied Warren's accusation, which threatened to split the Democratic Party's far-left flank -- and a longtime liberal alliance -- at a critical moment in the 2020 contest.
"Look at the men on this stage. Collectively they have lost 10 elections," Warren exclaimed. "The only people on this stage who have one every single election that they've been in are the women."
An incredulous Sanders responded: "Does anybody in their right mind think a woman can't be elected president?" "Of course a woman can win." He added: "I don't know that that's the major issue of the day."
Sanders called the Iraq invasion the worst foreign policy blunder in the modern history of this country."
"I did everything I could to prevent that war," Sanders said. "Joe saw it differently."
"I bring a different perspective," said Buttigeg, who was a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. "We can continue to remain engaged without having an endless commitment to ground troops."
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