on the Night of Saturday, met the candidates fighting to become the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump in the presidential election in november, for debate in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Senator Bernie Sanders, and the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg, arrived both to the debate with the self-confidence in the top.
Side by Side tops the polls in New Hampshire in the northeastern UNITED states, which on Tuesday will be held the second primaries.
And with the first primaries in Iowa on Monday, they have scored as well as equally strong support from the democratic voters in the state.
It was to the numerous clashes between the two in an attempt to position itself in the top of the field, writes news agency AFP.
the 38-year-old Buttigieg, who is a new face on the national political scene, defending themselves against charges of lack of experience.
And with a suppository to Sanders, he urged the voters to give priority to a candidate who will "leave the past policy in the past".
The 78-year-old Sanders, who belong to the party's extreme left, gave the younger rival again by describing him as a candidate from Wall Street.
- I do not have 40 billionaires, Pete, who contributes to my campaign, said among other Sanders.
Sanders and Buttigieg were both attacked by the other candidates who fared not so well at Monday's chaotic vælgermøder in Iowa.
Both were accused of not having it, to ensure the Democrats a win over Trump in november. It writes the news agency Reuters.
Former vice president Joe Biden, who earlier looked to be the favorite, but Iowa only got it fjerdebedste result, attack special Sanders for being too left-wing to be able to pick the country.
He rejected the Sanders call for everyone to stand behind the person who will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
- It is Bernie himself, not me, who have branded him as a democratic socialist. And the stamp will Trump use at all, that makes up together with Bernie, if he gets nominated, said Biden.
Biden doubted also whether Buttigieg has enough experience to cope with the fight against Trump.
His lack of experience was also criticised by Senator Amy Klobuchar.
- We have a newcomer in The White House (Trump, red.) now, and see just how it ended up, was her comment, according to ABC.
Buttigieg tried even to position themselves as the right candidate to walk in the flesh at the Trump - and italesatte his young age as an advantage.
- If we want to beat the president, so we will have to put the playbook, we have supported the us in the past, away, and unify the country on a new and better vision, he said.
