Seven Democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday night for the 10th debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary — and the final debate before Super Tuesday.

The contentious debate was characterized by lots of raised voices, cross talk, and pointed attacks.

Notably, the CBS News debate moderators were widely panned for failing to keep the candidates in line, for disjointed questioning, and for failing to ask about the novel coronavirus until more than an hour into the debate.

Here are the winners and losers.

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Tensions and pressure ran high Tuesday night in Charleston, South Carolina, during the last Democratic presidential debate before the state's Saturday primary and Super Tuesday next week.

The candidates followed through on their promises to go after one another on everything from policies to sexual-harassment allegations.

Tuesday night's debate was widely perceived to be Sen. Bernie Sanders' to lose. The Vermont lawmaker has cemented his status as the frontrunner after appearing to win the popular vote in the first three states and the most delegates in two of those states: New Hampshire and Nevada.

Sanders faced a multitude of attacks — on topics as varied as his electability and his record on guns — and managed to fend the majority off without dominating the night. Sanders was also spared much scrutiny at last week's debate in Nevada, as his opponents focused heavily on attacking former Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York City, the newcomer to the stage.

The losers

Bloomberg spent much of the night on defense, particularly regarding his record as mayor and his behavior toward women.

Bloomberg was skewered during Wednesday night's Democratic debate in Nevada, where his opponents attacked his unprecedented spending on the race, treatment of women, and past support for stop-and-frisk policing in New York. His national approval rating took a hit afterward.

Tuesday night's debate didn't go much better for Bloomberg. Warren again took him to task over comments he was accused of making about female employees decades ago, including a claim he told a pregnant employee to have an abortion — a statement Bloomberg vehemently denied making. And Sanders repeatedly attacked Bloomberg's billionaire status and unprecedented campaign spending.

Bloomberg was forced to once again apologize for implementing the racially discriminatory stop-and-frisk policy, which was deemed unconstitutional in 2013, and was asked about his efforts to limit the consumption of sugary drinks in New York City.

The CBS News debate moderators, however, were also widely panned by reporters and other observers online.

Many condemned the moderators for failing to keep the candidates from talking over one another and for allowing them to speak longer than the one minute, 15 seconds they were allotted per answer.

Some critics were frustrated the candidates weren't asked about the increasingly threatening novel coronavirus until more than an hour into the debate. The CBS reporters and anchors were also criticized for asking Bloomberg about his record on sugary drinks before asking the candidates about much more pertinent issues. Key issues like climate change and immigration weren't discussed during the two-hour event.

Republicans watching the debate also criticized the moderators' management of the candidates.

The winner

Warren had a strong performance Tuesday night and was left virtually unscathed while she went on the attack against Bloomberg and former Vice President Biden and promoted herself as the most effective progressive in the race.

Warren started the debate by pressing Bloomberg to release his former female employees from nondisclosure agreements and calling Bloomberg the "riskiest" candidate in the race because of his record. She also surfaced the allegation that the former mayor asked a pregnant female employee to have an abortion and laid into Bloomberg for donating large sums to Republican candidates for office over the years.

"I don't care how much money Mayor Bloomberg has — the core of the Democratic Party will never trust him," Warren said.

Warren also presented herself as the most effective progressive in the race. She argued that she would make a "better president" than Sanders because she's detail-oriented, willing to "do the hard work," and could get things done in Washington.