Kicking off in Los Angeles, Calif., Seven candidates will face off on the debate stage – four fewer than took part in November’s debate.
- The sixth and final Democratic presidential debate of kicks off in California tonight.
- Only seven candidates are taking part, meaning Andrew Yang will expect more speaking time than he received in previous debates.
- Polling in seventh place nationally, the entrepreneur needs something special ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
As if there was not already enough political news this week, tonight is the sixth Democratic presidential debate.
Kicking off in Los Angeles, Calif., seven candidates will face off on the debate stage – four fewer than took part in November’s debate.
With fewer candidates taking part, thereshouldbe more time for debaters to challenge each other and get their messages out. Well, at least one candidate will hope that’s the case.
Speaking Time
Once written off as an outsider with no hope of winning the Democratic nomination, Andrew Yang has consistently silenced the naysayers. He’s qualified for every debate in (*************************************************************, completed the rounds with all the late-night show hosts, and consistently maintainedaround 2% -3% support in national polling.
But it hasn’t been an easy ride. Despite his feats, Yang argues his campaignhasn’t always received fair coverage.
During the last two-hour long MSNBC debate in November, Yang only spoke for six minutes and 49 seconds –the least of any candidate on stage.
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