A host of Democratic White House contenders descended upon the New Hampshire Democratic Party's convention to gin up support in the crucial primary state as Democrats' nominating contest entered a new stage.

Speaking at the event, the candidates focused on hammering away at President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE while they avoided directly attacking one another and waxed eloquent about the generalities of their plans.

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“We cannot continue to have a president who is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe and a religious bigot. That is not what America is about,” Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE (I-Vt.) told a raucous crowd.

The convention came after the first serious winnowing of a crowded primary field, with four candidates dropping out in recent weeks.

Polls also show an increasing divide between the top three to five candidates and the rest of the pack.

But the candidates mostly focused their ire on the current occupant of the White House instead of trying to differentiate themselves with attacks on other primary contenders.

“We cannot, and I will not, let this man be reelected president of the United States of America. Limited to four years, I believe history will look back at this presidency as an aberrant moment in time. But if Donald Trump is reelected … he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation,” said former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE.

“As this man tries to divide us and demean Americans and degrade Americans and pit us against each other, it is time for us. It's time for us as Democrats to remember who we are,” added Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerThe movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point Watchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-N.J.).

The candidates seized on a bevy of recent controversies that have engulfed the White House, bashing Trump’s efforts to purchase Greenland from Denmark and doubling down on his assertions that Alabama was in Hurricane Dorian’s path.

“Americans are figuring out how to afford to buy groceries, and this president gets us arguing over whether to buy Greenland,” said South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE. “Americans are picking up their possessions to evacuate before a deadly storm, and the president is picking up a Sharpie to change a weather map.”

Besides uniting in their opposition to the president, the candidates also touted widely approved platitudes within the party, such as boosting teacher pay, strengthening unions, increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans and fighting climate change.

But few candidates spent much time delving into the nitty-gritty of their plans.

Divisions at times poked through the veneer of the unity, however, as a Democratic civil war rages on between progressives and moderates.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOvernight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Warren, Khanna request IG investigation into Pentagon's use of coronavirus funds MORE (D-Mass.) took a swipe at her competition, mentioning she did not attend fundraisers with wealthy donors “behind closed doors,” while Sen. Michael Bennet Michael Farrand BennetOVERNIGHT ENERGY: House Democrats tee up vote on climate-focused energy bill next week | EPA reappoints controversial leader to air quality advisory committee | Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Senate Democrats demand White House fire controversial head of public lands agency Next crisis, keep people working and give them raises MORE (D-Colo.) said the party should not focus on a “losing battle to end private insurance,” a dig at the “Medicare for All” plans proposed by Sanders and Warren.

Yet the convention remained mostly civil among the Democrats, presenting a reprieve from a primary contest increasingly characterized by widening divisions on core party issues such as health care and climate change while Trump reemerged as public enemy No. 1.

As the convention emerged mostly as a tee time against the White House, the candidates pleaded with the Granite State’s Democrats to look past 2020, casting themselves as solutions to underlying racial and economic frustrations they say plagued the country before Trump’s election and helped precipitate his rise.

“Let me tell you right now. We gotta beat Donald Trump. But beating Donald Trump is the floor. It is not the ceiling. Beating Donald Trump gets us out of the valley, but it does not get us to the mountaintop,” said Booker. “I want to go to the mountaintop.”