ever inaugurated if she wins in 2020. she didn t miss a beat. you would be the oldest president ever inaugurated. i would like you to weigh in, as well. i would also be the youngest woman ever inaugurated. touche. warren would be 71 at the time of her inauguration if elected. tallying up who had the most speaking time, bernie sanders led the pack at 20 minutes. klobuchar, warren and buttigieg were close behind each with 19 minutes of air time. biden spoke 15 minutes. steyer and yang had the at least amount of time. senator bernie sanders and joe biden had this heated exchange over the cost of their health care plans. joe s plan, essentially, we retain the status quo. that s not true. that s exactly true. thank you. by the way, joe, under your plan you asked how we would pay for it. the average worker in family,
it s 4:31 eastern time. we start with the final debate of this year. a strong night for the front-runner, joe biden, at the sixth democratic presidential debate last night in los angeles. the former vice president appeared in command, as did pete buttigieg. the south indiana mayor more of a target with a sizable war chest and a front-runner in most iowa polls. this will go down as the debate that made wine caves a political football. billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president. i have never even been to a wine cave. i ve been to the wind cave in south dakota. they don t have to go shake the money tree in the wine cave. having lived in south dakota, they re both lovely. jeff zeleny in los angeles with more. reporter: christine and dave, the last democratic presidential debate of the year ends with joe biden standing strong at the center of the stage, certainly one of his strongest debate performances that he has had all
wine cave full of crystals and served $900-a-bottle wine. i m literally the only person on this stage, who is not a millionaire or a billionaire. i do not sell access to my time. i don t do call time with millionaires and billionaires. senator, your presidential campaign right now, as we speak, is funded in part, by money you transferred, having raised it at those exact same big-ticket fund-raisers you now denounce. buttigieg said democrats are in the fight of their lives and shouldn t try to beat president trump with, quote, one hand tied behind our back. joining us from washington to talk about wine caves and wind caves, nathan gonzales. good to see you, my friend. it s hard to think of one moment that has been a game-changer. is there anything last night
year long. he struggled with debates throughout the summer and the fall. but appearing at ease, appearing strong. i refuse to accept the notion, as some on this stage do, that we can never, never get to a place where we have cooperation again. if anyone has reason to be angry with the republicans and not want to cooperate, it s me, the way they ve attacked me, my son, my family. reporter: pete buttigieg coming under fire from all directions, from elizabeth warren over his fund-raising practices, from amy klobuchar over his experience. pete buttigieg took it in stride and responded and held his own. if you go by vote totals, what happens in my city seems small to you. if you want to talk about the capacity to win, try putting together a coalition to bring you back to office with 80% of the vote as a gay dude in mike pence s indiana.
that may have been? that wine cave moment reminds me of the critical moment of the new star wars movie please, don t do that to me. the voters ultimately decide on that exchange who won. i think mayor buttigieg made a good point. one thing stuck out to me as i watch it more and more, i think it s so awkward when candidates on a debate stage are addressing each other but not looking at other. or being addressed or talked about, they re not looking at each other. they re standing a few feet apart. it looks so awkward. isn t it a sign that he is the front-runner in iowa. that s why she teed up this attack on his fund-raising and why it s resonating. he is the furont-runner in iowa. absolutely. it s a good reminder that in a multicandidate race, attacking a candidate can have different consequences. for example, if we look back at 2004, the front-runners going into iowa were vermont governor