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The January Democratic Debate

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01.14.20 | 11:26 pm
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What To Expect

  • The debate gets going at 9 p.m. and will air on CNN and on The Des Moines Register's website.
  • Runtime is expected to be roughly 2 hours.
  • Tonight we have six candidates: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer and Amy Klobuchar.
  • It will be moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip and The Des Moines Register's Brianne Pfannenstiel.

We’ll be liveblogging our way through the first Democratic debate of 2020. Follow along below, and refresh the page for updates.

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  1. “We’ll be liveblogging our way through the last Democratic debate of 2019.”

    Slight correction - this will be the FIRST Democratic debate of 2020, TPM. ; )

  2. Maybe they aren’t gonna liveblog this one :wink:

  3. I know I’m partial, but I’m liking Buttigieg again tonight.

  4. I’m liking Warren too.

  5. Hah! I’m liking Klobuchar too!

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