Candidates Face Off in Final Debate Before Neck-and-Neck Iowa and New Hampshire Contests
DNC-Sanctioned Event Takes Place at 9:00pm ET on Sunday, January 17 in Charleston, SC
JANUARY 14, 2016 — NBC News today announced three Democratic candidates meet the qualifying criteria for Sunday’s primary debate: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. The forum will be the presidential hopefuls’ final chance to face each other directly and make their cases to a national audience before the first ballots are cast in Iowa and New Hampshire.
The NBC News—YouTube Democratic Candidates Debate, hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, takes place on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The event is sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee and the South Carolina Democratic Party.
“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt will serve as principal moderator, joined by NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. NBC News political director and “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd will anchor pre- and post-debate coverage live from the spin room, joined by NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker and other contributors for interviews and analysis.
Sunday’s pre-debate coverage kicks off at 8:00pm ET online and on MSNBC. The pre-show will simulcast on the NBC network beginning at 8:50pm ET.
The debate will air live on the NBC network from 9:00-11:00pm ET and stream live on all NBC News digital platforms (including the NBC News apps for iPhone, Android, Amazon, Apple TV, FireTV, and Roku), NBC owned station and affiliate websites, and the NBC News YouTube channel. Both the on air broadcast and digital stream will incorporate questions from the YouTube community and Google Trends data. The debate will re-air on MSNBC at 11:00pm ET.
Photos, video clips, and rush transcripts will be uploaded to the NBC News PR site throughout the evening: http://press.nbcnews.com.
Follow @NBCNews on social media and join the conversation online with the hashtag #DemDebate.
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