At center stage Thursday night is a clash of higher-polling front-runners: Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who are expected to bump elbows as they seek to grab a lead. DemDebate
The first Democratic debates are here, with 2020 contenders converging in Miami over two nights -- first on Wednesday, again on Thursday -- in a crucial battleground state.
After a wonky, relatively cordial opening night, with only a few moments of sparring between competitors, the Thursday debate will give the next slate of candidates their first opportunities to differentiate themselves and pitch a wide array of policy prescriptions on the major issues like climate change, gun control, health care, foreign policy, immigration and criminal justice reform.
But Biden and Sanders, both over 70 years old, will be flanked by Harris, 54, and the 37-year old Buttigieg in a stark generational contrast that will be hard to ignore. When asked about reports Biden was getting to know Sanders' debate style from previous debates, the adviser said,"The VP has not been focused on senator Sanders' debate style."
A campaign adviser for Harris told ABC News she's been prepping all week for the debates in both Washington, D.C., and Miami, and enjoying Cuban and Caribbean food while in Florida.
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