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It depends on who you ask, but a range of voices on social media seem to think Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar had good nights – they were seen by some to have been able to lay out their centrist credentials a lot more effectively than they had before.

Robert Costa (@costareports) Buttigieg is taking on everyone tonight: Warren on policy, swatting back O'Rourke on guns. Instead of being Biden vs. Warren, tonight has often been Warren setting pace of policy debate + Buttigieg punching up as he tries to enter top tier in final few months ahead of IA and NH.

Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) Klobuchar brought her A game tonight. She is answering the questions, calling out Republicans and Trump, offering her solutions, comparing her "moderation" to Warren and Sanders. #DemocraticDebate

Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) Buttigieg and Klobuchar doing a far better job than Biden in speaking to moderates in the party. Reminder: Biden isn’t good at this. Democrat donors should get the memo.

Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) There were actual and audible gasps in the spin room here in Ohio when Pete Buttigieg said to Beto O’Rourke: I don't need lessons from you on "courage, political or personal."



That was a HUGE moment.

But not everyone is convinced



Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) The people who say Klobuchar and Buttigieg won the night must have been watching something else. Pete had one good moment on Syria. The rest of the time they were both insufferable.