Democratic debate – live: Sanders criticises Trump's coronavirus response and tells people to go to hospital if they are ill as Biden lays out his own plan
Democratic debate – live: Sanders criticises Trump's coronavirus response and tells people to go to hospital if they are ill as Biden lays out his own plan
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Tonight’s Democratic debate will have a distinctly different feel to the 10 previous ones as the participants have been narrowed down to just two presidential hopefuls: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
The former vice-president will go toe to toe with the Vermont senator after Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar all dropped out following Super Tuesday.
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard remains in the race but is not a contender and did not qualify for the latest debate.
Tonight’s debate begins at 8pm EST (midnight UK time) and is expected to last two hours. You can watch a live stream of the debate here.
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Biden says the US should “be planning where to put the temporary hospitals” as it did with a response to H1N1 and Ebola.
The current pandemic is exposing systemic issues in the existing infrastructure, Sanders argues.
Bernie Sanders said first, he would “shut up this president right now” as he undermines his own officials with his “blabbering” that’s “confusing the public.”
First, he says he would ensure that Americans aren’t paying for their care: “Do not worry about the cost right now because we’re in the middle of a national emergency.” He says he would equip hospitals with equipment and personnel and ensure sick wages are paid.
Joe Biden: “This is bigger than any one of us.”
He outlines the remarks he gave earlier this week in response to Trump’s national address.
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Neither. They opted for the elbow bump.
In a move to court progressives, Joe Biden is picking up a measure he’s attributing to Bernie Sanders — though the Vermont senator introduced this version in 2017 and has since adopted free tuition regardless of income, mandating education as a right.
Joe Biden offered Donald Trump his campaign’s own coronavirus response plan.
Bernie Sanders held two briefings to call for a substantial public health response.
As the candidates prepare to take the debate stage, their role in combatting the outbreak has emerged as a central part of their platforms as the crisis grips Americans turning to government for an answer to the looming, if not viscerally present, threat.
Their responses offered a sharp contrast to Donald Trump, whose contradictory statements about Covid-19 has conflicted officials in his own administration.
For Sanders, coronavirus underlines the failures of the current healthcare and economic systems. For Biden, his call for “compassion” offers him a chance to set himself against Trump.
The public health emergency offers the candidates a singular issue by which to evaluate the efficacy of their platforms.
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The podiums for tonight’s debate will be six feet apart, as per coronavirus health guidelines:
But what about coronavirus?
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, tonight’s debate will be going ahead. There will, however, be no live audience in attendance, and the Democratic National Committee moved the location from Phoenix to CNN’s studio in Washington DC.
When are the next primaries?
Florida – 219
Illinois -155
Ohio – 136
Arizona – 67
Who are the moderators?
Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and Ilia Calderon will be the moderators for tonight’s debate. Calderon has stepped up after Univision anchor Jorge Ramos decided to step down after making contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.
The debate will begin at 8pm ET, airing on CNN, CNN En Espanol, CNN International, the CNN website and Univision.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the latest Democratic debate.
It is being hosted by CNN and Univision and is being filmed at CNN’s studio in DC. It was originally scheduled to take place in Phoenix, Arizona, in front of an audience, but has been moved to Washington DC because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The moderators will be Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and Ilia Calderon, who has stepped up after Univision anchor Jorge Ramos stood down following contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus.
The showdown between Mr Biden and Mr Sanders can be seen on CNN, CNN En Espanol, CNN International, the CNN website and Univision.
The debate comes ahead of another round of crucial primaries scheduled for Tuesday: Florida (with 219 delegates), Illinois (155), Ohio (136) and Arizona (67).
At the time of writing, all were expected to go ahead despite the coronavirus outbreak. Georgia and Louisiana have delayed their primaries — Georgia from 24 March to 19 May, and Louisiana from 4 April to 20 June.
There is one more Democratic debate in the primary calendar which will take place in April, as long as both Mr Biden and Mr Sanders are still in the race. A date and location for the 12th debate have not yet been finalised.
After a stunning series of wins on Super Tuesday and, the following week, Big Tuesday, Mr Biden has seized the mantle of frontrunner. His rival insists there is still a route for him to win the nomination although his chances look increasingly slim.
Source: The Independent UK | NewsColony
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