The Democratic Party's seven strongest presidential contenders are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate stage clash of the 2020 primary season as candidates look to survive the gauntlet of contests that lie ahead.
The field has been shaken and reshaped by chaotic Iowa caucuses earlier this week, and Friday's debate in New Hampshire -- coming four days before the state's primary -- offers new opportunity and risk for the shrinking pool of White House hopefuls.
"This is the time when voters are eager for candidates to show they can compare and contrast, but also show they're in it to win it," said Democratic strategist Lily Adams, who worked on California Sen. Kamala Harris' unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. "Expect it to get more feisty." On Sanders, Biden seized on the Vermont senator's status as a self-described democratic socialist. And on Buttigieg, he knocked the 38-year-old former mayor's inexperience.
Two African Americans and the only Latino candidate were forced from the race even before voting began. The only black contender still in the running, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, did not meet the polling or fundraising thresholds to qualify for Friday's event.The debate is the first since a progressive feud erupted on national television between Sanders and Warren.
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