CBS Des Moines, Iowa Democratic debate @9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Mr. Morden]

CBS will broadcast a Democratic presidential debate featuring Clinton, O’Malley, and Sanders, taking place in Des Moines, and set to run from 9 to 11pm Eastern time. 

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Post your live commentary here.  Feel free to post pre-game discussion here in the interim.

[Mr. Morden]

Here are the podiums:



Looks like they will open with terrorism and foreign policy:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-democratic-primary-debate-cbs-20151113-story.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Since it's a Saturday...I wonder if anyone will actually watch this?

It's on CBS though.  Historically, putting a presidential primary debate on one of the broadcast networks boosts viewership enough to offset the loss of viewership by putting it on a Saturday.  E.g.:

https://web.archive.org/web/20111225182911/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/abc-news-republican-presidential-debate-stands-as-most-watched-of-the-2012-campaign-season/

[Mr. Morden]

I'm assuming that the live stream works for those of you in the US?  Doesn't seem to be working here in Oz.

[Mr. Morden]

I'm assuming that the live stream works for those of you in the US?  Doesn't seem to be working here in Oz.

It works here in Norway. At least this one: http://www.cbsnews.com/live/

Yeah, that doesn't work here in Oz, apparently.  But that's OK.  I found a pirated stream.

[Mr. Morden]

O'Malley: I'm going to disagree with Secretary Clinton be agreeing with her on substance, but putting it in a different way.

[Mr. Morden]

Gotta love Clinton's facial expressions when Sanders tries to zing her.