Iran tensions dominate tonight's debate as 6 Democratic candidates clash before the Iowa caucuses. DemDebate
Six 2020 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Tuesday's primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
Democratic presidential hopefuls billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar stand on stage ahead of the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa on January 14, 2020.
As debate qualifying standards get tougher and more candidates drop out of the race, the number of participants has dwindled. Only six Democratic candidates took the stage together Tuesday in a field that has skewed older and whiter as it narrows.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.The contenders first faced nearly 30 minutes of questions about their credentials to handle the rising specter of war in the Middle East following the U.S.
"I took to the floor, I did everything I could to prevent that war. Joe saw it differently," he said.
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