Bernie Sanders, Chris Cuomo

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,, left, speaks with CNN host Chris Cuomo during a commercial break during a town hall forum at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Who do you think won the Democratic presidential town hall forum on Monday night?

The three Democratic presidential candidates made their last big pitch to Iowa voters Monday night during a town hall meeting broadcast live by CNN from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders took turns answering questions for two hours from the audience and CNN moderator Chris Cuomo, with each candidate trying to appeal to undecided voters in Iowa.

Iowa Democrats and Republicans will caucus Feb. 1 in the nation's first primary voting of the 2016 presidential election.

The candidates did not have an opportunity to question each other as they have done in four previous debates. Instead, each took turns sitting on stage with Cuomo and answering questions from the audience.

Sanders, the first on stage, was asked whether his plans for universal healthcare for all Americans would require him to raise taxes as president.

The Vermont senator said his plan would raise taxes, but he quickly added that Americans and their employers would also see a substantial savings because they would no longer have to pay insurance companies for their healthcare coverage.

Sanders, who would be the oldest elected president at age 75 next year, was asked by Cuomo if his health would be an issue. Sanders said he would release medical records as soon as possible to show he is in excellent health.

"I have been blessed with good health and good endurance, and there's nothing in the medical records that would surprise anyone," Sanders said.

O'Malley, the former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor, was asked by a student how he would ensure racial equality in policing. The students suggested his record as Baltimore mayor and governor contradicts his platform.

O'Malley said he reduced violent crime and the number of violent police-involved fatalities to some of the lowest totals in years. He also said he restored voting rights to 52,000 people, and decriminalized the use of marijuana.

Cuomo asked Clinton how she ended up in such a tight race in Iowa "with a socialist named Bernie?"

"It's a great country and we all on the Democratic side are having a spirited debate about the issues we care about," Clinton said, adding that Republicans have not done the same. "The other side is not talking issues, they are talking insults."

Clinton was asked by a student why there wasn't more enthusiasm for her campaign among young people. The student said he continues to hear questions about her trustworthiness.

"I've been around a long time," Clinton said, dismissing the attacks against her as politically motivated. "People have thrown all sorts of things at me...I just keep going forward because there's nothing to it."

In the end, who do you think emerged as the winner of the town hall forum? Please vote in the unscientific poll above, and share your comments below.

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