I too think Buttigieg came out sounding the most mature, which is funny given the age of his opponents.
My overall take is:
Bloomie got Bloomered by Warren, but made the best points on running businesses
Warren came out half lame, trying to look strong, her “defense” of Amy Klobuchar was entirely self-serving to make herself look good
Amy started out ok, but was clearly trying not to get rattled, but got totally rattled and over-explained her failure to recall the Mexican president’s name
Bernie got steamed a few times, got nailed for having 3 houses, for being a socialist
Biden was not very memorable overall, in my opinion
Buttigieg seemed more emotionally balanced than the others, but then again, he didn’t really get attacked too much
They all are stinkers of candidates, but just my short-take on tonight’s debate.
Buttigieg has that force field around him, because nobody wants to be accused of being homophobic.