When Joe Biden went low, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went high.
In an attempt to pit Warren against former President Barack Obama's health care fight, Biden in Thursday night's debate declared that she was "for Bernie," while he was "for Barack." But Warren wasn't going to let that suggestion drag her down, responding with an ode to Obama and a promise to "improve on" his work.
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