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Tonight is the first debate of 2020, the last debate before the February 3rd Iowa Caucuses, the smallest debate in terms of the number of candidates on stage, and probably the biggest debate in terms of impact on the coming primaries. And did we mention impeachment? And the escalating conflict with Iran? Yeah, you’re not going to want to miss this one.

Where and when can I watch?

The debate will air live at 9:00pm EDT on CNN, and is co-hosted by The Des Moines Register at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Which candidates made the debate stage?

Folks, we’re down to six (they’re dropping like flies). There are, of course, more candidates still running, but these are the ones who made the cut for this debate, based on polling and donors.

Candidate 

Twitter Handle 

Candidate 

Twitter Handle 

Bernie Sanders  

@BernieSanders <[link removed]>

Joe Biden 

@JoeBiden <[link removed]>

Elizabeth Warren 

@ewarren <[link removed]>

Amy Klobuchar  

@amyklobuchar <[link removed]>

Pete Buttigieg  

@PeteButtigieg <[link removed]>

Tom Steyer

@TomSteyer <[link removed]>


Who’s moderating?

Keeping things on track tonight are Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip of CNN, and Brianne Pfannenstiel of the Des Moines Register. Here are their Twitter handles so you can engage with them.

Host

Twitter Handle 

Wolf Blitzer

@wolfblitzer <[link removed]>

Abby Phillip

@abbydphillip <[link removed]>

Brianne Pfannenstiel

@brianneDMR <[link removed]>

Where do the candidates stand on the issues?

Do you want to know what the candidates have to say about Donald Trump's recent military escalation with Iran? And where they stand on our other priority issues <[link removed]>? Visit our candidate profiles here, which include all the latest updates from those on stage tonight. <[link removed]>

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What's being discussed tonight?

CNN says <[link removed]>, “The debate will provide an opportunity for the candidates to focus on foreign policy as they make their presidential case to the American people,” so it seems like a safe bet that tensions with Iran will be a big topic, given Donald Trump’s assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and the retaliatory strikes on Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. And who knows, maybe they’ll touch on accountability for Israel once again (fingers crossed).

Tracking the issues on social media?

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

To make sure we find and interact with Arab Americans engaging on social media, please use #YallaVote when tweeting. 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, #2020Census for the census, #FairMaps for anti-gerrymandering efforts, and critically #NoWarWithIran for (you guessed it) war with Iran. 

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


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