Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren For all of their interruptions and talking over each other, candidates offered a few thoughtful answers on key health care issues. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The ideal began to get real on Tuesday, as seven of the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination sparred over the price tag on health care reform and even revealed similarities on issues like marijuana legalization.

With Democrats in 15 states and American Samoa set to cast their primary votes in the next week, the candidates eagerly seized their chances on the debate stage in Charleston, South Carolina, to jab Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the current front-runner, during the party's 10th debate.

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