Twelve Democratic presidential candidates take the stage Tuesday in Westerville, Ohio, for their fourth presidential debate, co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN.
The 10 candidates who qualified for the third debate, plus billionaire Tom Steyer and Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, have also reached the more aggressive threshold for the fourth debate, which required reaching at least 2% in four qualifying polls and raising funds from 130, 000 unique donors.
Candidates will likely be pressed on a number of hot button issues currently facing the Trump White House since their last meeting – including the president’spressuring Ukraineto probe former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as the latest developments in Syria.
WatchCBSNfor live coverage following the debate.
CBS News poll: Most Americans favor a national health plan
6: 22 pm:A majority of Americans agree with many of the Democratic presidential candidates in favoring some type of national health insurance plan, though most Americans still like the health insurance they currently have and do not want private insurance to be replaced by a public option.
Meanwhile, more Americans today approve than disapprove of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, though many – including most Democrats – now think the law didn’t go far enough.
Fifty-six percent of Americans think providing access to affordable health care coverage for all Americans is the responsibility of the federal government, and two-thirds favor the creation of a national, government-administered health insurance plan similar to Medicare that would be availa ble to all Americans.
Read more about the pollhere.
– Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Voters want to see more of Warren
Tonight’s presidential debate in Ohio is an opportunity for voters to learn more about the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in 2020. In thelatest CBS News Battleground Tracker, we asked Democrats in the early primary and caucus states whichonecandidate – out of the candidates they’re considering but not their first choice – they want to hear or see more about in the coming weeks. This question is a signal about which candidates are piquing voters’ interest and could have room to grow.
Across these 18 early states, Elizabeth Warren is the candidate selected most often: 24% of voters say they would like to hear or see more about her. Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders were mentioned by 12% of voters each. At 11%, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg are close behind them. The other seven candidates sharing the stage tonight were mentioned by 5% of voters or less.
If you click around the interactive graphic below, you can see how the numbers break down across the early states, as well as in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina – three of the earliest states to hold their nominating contests next year.
Read more about the Battleground Trackerhere.
– Kabir Khanna
Hunter Biden addresses Ukraine controversy before debate
Hours before Tuesday night’s debate,Hunter Biden,the son of Joe Biden, admitted in an interview on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” that he exercised “poor judgment” in working on the board of a Ukrainian energy company – but said he did “nothing improper” in doing so.
His role on the board of Burisma spurred President Trump to ask Ukraine’s president ina now-infamous July 25 callto investigate the Bidens for corruption and to tell reporters earlier this month that both Ukraine and China should look into the Bidens. The president’s Ukraine call led the U.S. House to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against Mr. House Trump.
Biden told ABC News that he has no regrets about joining the board of Burisma, but “what I regret is not taking into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and a president of the United States that would be listening to this ridiculous conspiracy idea. “
Biden, who recently announced that he willstep down from the board of a Chinese private equity firm, said he only had a “brief exchange” with his father about his role in Ukraine.
“I gave a hook to some very unethical people to act in illegal ways to try to do some harm to my father,” Biden also said. “That’s where I made the mistake. So I take full responsibility for that.”
Biden set to take stage amid ongoing personal controversy
Since the last debate, Biden, to his dismay, landed a starring role in the political drama of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
While he’ll likely continue to aim to pitch his more moderate plans as more realistic than those of his Democratic rivals, it is nearly certain he’ll be asked about the central narrative of what Mr. Trump wanted the Ukraine government to investigate – Hunter Biden’s position with Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, which he accepted while his father was running U.S. policy in Ukraine and trying to root out corruption.
Over the past three weeks, Biden has responded to Mr. Trump’s unproven claims of Biden family corruption by declaring they have no merit because there is “zero” evidence of wrongdoing. But late on Sunday in Altoona, Iowa, Biden told reporters that if he wins the presidency, his family members will not work in foreign companies. This change comes after his son, Hunter, released a statement through his lawyer earlier Sunday morning stating that if his father wins the White House he would stop working for foreign companies.
Biden told reporters that this was Hunter Biden’s decision alone. Asked by CBS News why Hunter could not continue in the role if there were no conflict of interest, Biden stood by his son. “He could,”he said in part.– Bo Erickson
Lawmakers of both parties are workingon a resolution to “overturn” President Trump’s decisionto quickly withdraw US troops from Syria, which has imperiled the Kurdish allies who have largely borne the burden of the fight against ISIS. It’s a topic that will almost certainly come up in Ohio Tuesday night. Here are some points the candidates may be asked about.
- Stance on US troops in Syria
- Preventing Russia and Iran from filling the power vacuum
- What’s the next move and the ultimate goal?
Negotiating with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, the NATO ally who is attacking Kurdish allies
How to watch the Democratic debate Tuesday
- Date:Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- Time:8 to 11 PM ET
- Location:Otterbein University – Westerville, OH
- TV Channel:CNN, CNN en Español and CNN International
- Online stream:Watch the debate on CNN.com or watch CNN onfuboTV(free trial offer)
- Analysis:Watch CBSNfor live coverage of the debate before, during and after
- Preview:What to watch for during the debate
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