Here's Everything You Need To Know About Sunday's Democratic Debate

BuzzFeed News correspondents Evan McMorris-Santoro and Ruby Cramer reported from Charleston, South Carolina.

• Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had several sharp exchanges — especially on healthcare and Wall Street — during Sunday night's Democratic debate, the fourth of the campaign season.
• Overall, most of the debate's focus was on Sanders and his positions, especially his tax plan. He took many first questions and seemed to be the biggest presence on the stage.
• The stakes were high — the debate came just weeks before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, and Sanders has been closing the gap on Clinton in polls.
• Clinton found herself on the defensive after Sanders pointed out she received speaking fees from Goldman Sachs. Sanders in turn had to defend his healthcare plan that he released earlier in the night.
• Sanders also explained why he called former President Bill Clinton's "indiscretions" while in office "disgraceful."
• Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley criticized both Clinton and Sanders' position on guns — and defended his tough-on-crime record while mayor of Baltimore and whether that was linked to the unrest after Freddie Gray's death.
• The viewing public could not get over this epic side-eye from Sanders.
• And all three candidates kept talking over each other before the commercial breaks.

First off, in case you missed it, you can watch the whole thing here:

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Spoiler: Most candidates named more than three.

Sanders:
1) Healthcare for all
2) Raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour
3) Create millions of jobs by replacing crumbling infrastructure

Clinton:
1) Creating more good jobs in manufacturing, clean energy, and other sectors
2) Raise the minimum age, guarantee equal pay for women's work
3) Build on Obamacare and improve upon it
4) "Bring our country together. We have too much division."

O'Malley:
(this was all under 1) Make wages go up again; equal pay for equal work; make it easier to join labor unions; comprehensive immigration reform; raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour
2) Move us to a 100% clean electric grid
3) Setting a new agenda for America's cities

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