To cap one of the biggest weeks in US politics in recent memory, the leading Democratic presidential candidates took to the stage in the next state to have its say on the race — New Hampshire.
With lots on the line after the Iowa "mess", did any candidate do enough to convince the voters heading to the polls in just four day's time?
Here are the key takeaways.
We don't know who won Iowa. The candidates do
The Associated Press said it couldn't declare a winner in the first state in the nation to vote. The New York Times has called it a "dead heat".
But you didn't have to watch long tonight to know who the other candidates thought won the messy 2020 edition of the Iowa caucuses — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders.
The pair copped heat from every other candidate on stage, and each other as well.
It's clear that the pair are the ones to beat right now, and a raft of fresh New Hampshire polling backs that up:
Both handled the increased attention pretty well, though you'd give the edge to Senator Sanders, who delivered another typically unflappable debate performance.
Joe Biden has his best debate yet. Is it enough?
The former vice president has been at every other debate, but you'd be forgiven for struggling to remember a breakout line or performance at any of them.
But tonight, stripped of the frontrunner tag he's worn since he entered the race and with whispers already floating about that his campaign is over, Mr Biden stepped up.
He was lively and passionate. He pushed on the pain points of his competitors and gave stirring defences of the thing he thinks can win him this race — his record.
And yet he almost waved a white flag at the start of the debate by acknowledging his poor Iowa result and predicting another one in New Hampshire.
"This is a long race. I took a hit in Iowa, and I'll probably take a hit here," he said.
The voters of New Hampshire are a proud group (there's a state law that says they must be the first primary). Telling them you're already writing off the state is a quick way to … well … write off the state.
A decent performance next week is crucial for Mr Biden's campaign. He's got big strengths in South Carolina and Super Tuesday. But if he takes another self-described "gut punch" in New Hampshire, it could be hard to get up off the canvas and muster a fight where it matters.
Elizabeth Warren pulled punches
Everyone expected fireworks heading into this debate.
And we got them from everyone except Elizabeth Warren.
It seemed like a deliberate strategy for the senator from Massachusetts to try and rise about the expected fray.
But in the end, choosing not to throw any punches, or open herself up to any, meant Senator Warren slipped right down rankings of speaking time:
A (distant) third place in Iowa didn't sink Warren's presidential hopes. It didn't give it a much-needed shot in the arm either.
It feels like tonight's debate has played out the exact same way.
'Please join me at…'
To run for president you need a lot of money. So. much. Money.
And amid reports that Donald Trump brought in an eye-watering $117 million during the impeachment process, the Democratic candidates were quick to prompt debate viewers to "please join them" on their websites to make donations and top up their own war chests.
It seemed to work for Amy Klobuchar, who had another strong debate performance that looks to have translated into dollars. Her campaign communications director reported a record night:
It's not the first strong debate for Senator Klobuchar. But the longer the race goes on, the harder it'll be to justify the kind of spending a candidate needs to compete unless she can break into a top-four that has been largely set in stone.
A win in New Hampshire is still up for grabs
The latest round of polls for next Wednesday's vote show Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders neck-and-neck.
Elizabeth Warren is polling in third, while Joe Biden is still about 10 percentage points behind.
Tonight's debate is probably not enough to propel any of the candidates above the fray or radically change their popularity.
That said, if we learned anything from what happened in Iowa, it's to expect the unexpected.
Catch up on all the action from the debate in our blog below.
