Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Kamala Harris will debate on separate nights for the second Democratic primary debate in Detroit.
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After months of Democratic candidate after candidate (after candidate after candidate) announcing their presidential aspirations, making trips to Iowa and New Hampshire to field-test their messaging, the primary season is heating up. As with the first Democratic primary debate last month, the second debate will feature 20 candidates and take place over two nights, with 10 candidates debating each night. The only change is Montana Gov. Steve Bullock replaces Rep. Eric Swalwell, who dropped out of the race.
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When and where is the second Democratic debate?
The debate takes place over two nights — Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31 — in Detroit.
What channel and time?
CNN will broadcast the debate starting at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) each night.
Which candidates are in each debate?
By random drawing, CNN selected the field of 10 candidates for each debate. The drawing was set up so that a mix of higher-profile and lesser-known candidates appear each night.
The first group for Tuesday, July 30 includes three of the five front-runners in early polling: Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Here’s the full list:
- Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana
- Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana
- Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
- Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
- Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas
- Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio
- Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
- Author Marianne Williamson
The second group for Wednesday, July 31 includes the other two leaders in early polls, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who confronted Biden over his record on race in the first debate. Here’s the full list.
- Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
- Former Vice President Joe Biden
- Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City
- Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
- Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
- Sen. Kamala Harris of California
- Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington
- Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
Who is moderating the debate?
Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper will moderate the debate.
How can I livestream the Democratic primary debate?
You can stream the debate live on CNN.com, the CNN app for iOS and Android devices, and the CNNgo app for Apple TV ($169 at Walmart), Roku, Amazon Fire ($52 at eBay), Chromecast ($55 at eBay) and Android TV. You usually need to log in to to prove you have a pay TV subscription to stream CNN but you will not need to authenticate in order to watch the debate. Free televised democracy for all!
You can also watch the debate with a live-TV streaming service.
Things to know about live TV streaming services:
- You’ll need a solid internet connection.
- You can watch any of them on TV as long as your smart TV has the service’s app. You can also watch on your TV using a media streamer, such as a Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or Chromecast.
- You can also watch on iPhones, Android phones, tablets and PC browsers.
- You can sign up and cancel anytime, no contract required.
- All of them offer free trial periods, so you can sign up to watch and then cancel.
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Sling TV’s $25-a-month Blue package includes CNN. Sling Blue is currently discounted to $15 a month for the first month.
Hulu with Live TV costs $45 a month and includes CNN.
YouTube TV costs $50 a month and includes CNN.
PlayStation Vue’s basic $50-a-month Access plan includes CNN.
DirecTV Now’s basic $50-a-month Plus package includes CNN.
FuboTV costs $55 per month and includes CNN.
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