Hello Friend, 

Tonight is Round 5 (!!) of the Democratic Party Presidential debates. Ready to watch & engage? You will be by the end of this email.

Where and when can I watch?

The debate will be broadcast live from Atlanta on MSNBC <[link removed]> and on the Washington Post's website <[link removed]> (they’re co-hosting this debate), on Wednesday, November 20 from 9:00-11:00pm EDT.

Which candidates made the debate stage?

Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the race, and Julian Castro, among others, failed to qualify for this round of debates because he did not meet all the requirements, which include polling 3% in four DNC-approved polls or at least 5% in two early-state polls, and donations from 165,000 unique donors. The candidates are also required to have at least 600 donors per state in at least 20 states, territories, or DC. This means we’re down from 12 candidates in the last debate to 10 candidates this time around. They are:

Candidate 

Twitter Handle 

Candidate 

Twitter Handle 

Bernie Sanders  

@BernieSanders <[link removed]>

Joe Biden 

@JoeBiden <[link removed]>

Elizabeth Warren 

@ewarren <[link removed]>

Kamala Harris 

@KamalaHarris <[link removed]>

Pete Buttigieg  

@PeteButtigieg <[link removed]>

Tulsi Gabbard

@TulsiGabbard <[link removed]>

Amy Klobuchar 

@amyklobuchar <[link removed]>

Cory Booker 

@CoryBooker <[link removed]>

Tom Steyer

@TomSteyer <[link removed]>

Andrew Yang 

@AndrewYang <[link removed]>

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently jumped into the race, but they will not appear on the debate stage.

Who’s moderating?

MSNBC and the Washington Post named an all-women panel to moderate this debate:

Host

Twitter Handle 

Rachel Maddow

@maddow <[link removed]>

Andrea Mitchell

@mitchellreports <[link removed]>

Kristen Welker

@kwelkernbc <[link removed]>

Ashley Parker

@AshleyRParker <[link removed]>

Who is standing where? 

Where the candidates stand on stage has been determined by polling averages, so front-runners Biden and Warren will be center stage. The overall order from left to right is: Booker, Gabbard, Klobuchar, Buttigieg, Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris, Yang, and Steyer.

What’s being discussed at this debate?

Healthcare, immigration, gun safety, and the economy have been big issues in previous debates, but with the unrest in Hong Kong, the removal of Morales in Bolivia, and with the candidates weighing in on Israel’s latest assault on Gaza last week, we could see new foreign policy issues coming up this time around. Curious where the candidates stand on our priority issues <[link removed]>? Visit our candidate profiles here, which include all those on stage tonight: <[link removed]>

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Tracking the issues on social media?

Use relevant #hashtags: The official hashtag of these debates is #DemDebate.

To make sure we find & interact with Arab Americans engaging on social media, please use #YallaVote. We also encourage you to use issue-specific hashtags like #RefugeesWelcome for the border crisis, #PalestineIs for Israel/Palestine-related discussions, #NoMuslimBanEver for Trump’s Muslim ban, #NoWarWithIran for (you guessed it) war with Iran, #2020Census for the census, and #FairMaps for anti-gerrymandering efforts.

Let's make sure the candidates know: we are watching and preparing to #YallaVote!

Arab American Institute
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