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She has drifted down badly in the polls and is no longer in the top rank of candidates occupied by Biden, Warren, Sanders and Buttigieg.Could Harris’s performance persuade voters to take a fresh look at her — or have they decided they are not buying what she’s selling?All-female panel of moderators makes an impactThe debate, hosted by MSNBC, was the first of this cycle to have an all-female panel of moderators: Mitchell, MSNBC anchor Rachel MaddowRachel Anne MaddowFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Here's what searches spiked on Google in response to Democrats' debate Democratic debate kicks off with all-female panel of moderators MORE, NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker and The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker.The panel clearly had an impact, foregrounding issues such as paid family leave, domestic violence and reproductive rights in a way that had not been the case with previous debates.Gender politics also arose in other ways, such as when Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy Jean KlobucharFive takeaways from the Democratic debate As Buttigieg rises, Biden is still the target Leading Democrats largely pull punches at debate MORE (D-Minn.) asserted that women are “held to a higher standard, and that’s a fact.” Klobuchar was making her point in relation to Buttigieg, having previously suggested that a woman with his level of experience would not be granted the prominence and positive media coverage the South Bend mayor has enjoyed.Heat gets turned down in left vs.