MIAMI - The Democratic Party's moderate flank, led by Joe Biden, voiced disagreement and dismay in a debate on Thursday about a number of left-wing policy ideas that have moved to the forefront of the party's agenda, including proposals to create a single-payer health care system and make public colleges entirely free.
Two lesser-known rivals, Senator Michael Bennet and former Governor John Hickenlooper, both of Colorado, warned in more ominous terms about the rise of the party's left wing, embodied by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who joined them onstage. For his part, Mr Sanders defended his agenda with plain enthusiasm. From his first comments of the night, he said voters were demanding"real change" from their government, and suggested without naming names that opponents like Mr Biden were offering paltry half-measures.
The forum grew unruly at times as many of the candidates sought to interject comments when they were not called on to speak, creating a din that eventually prompted Harris to deploy a line she plainly had at the ready."America does not want to witness a food fight - they want to know how we're going to put food on their table," she said to applause.
Mr Biden's aides have been irritated by the focus of their rivals and the news media on his 35-year record in the Senate, and were hoping Biden could use the forum to remind primary voters of perhaps his most powerful asset: his service as Barack Obama's vice-president.
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