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Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Saturday,
November
14,
2015
at
9:00-11:00 p.m. E.T.
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Candidates: Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders.
Moderators: Moderator John Dickerson, anchor of CBS News' Face the Nation, joined by panelists CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes, KCCI anchor Kevin Cooney and the Des Moines Register’s political columnist Kathie Obradovich.
Audience:
Broadcast: Live on the CBS Television Network in conjunction with CBS’s Des Moines affiliate KCCI; live anchored coverage on CBSN, CBS News' digital streaming news network; CBS Radio News digital stream on Radio.com and on its iPhone and Android apps.
Format:
One
minute
to
respond
to questions and 30 seconds to respond to follow
ups and for rebuttals. One minute opening statement "to share
your thoughts about the attacks in Paris and lay out your vision for
America."
Overview:
Hillary
Clinton
was
the
frontrunner
going into this debate, and she withstood
some attacks but the debate seems unlikely to affect the
fundamental dynamics of the race. CBS News reported that the
debate drew 8.55 million viewers.