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Voters Get First Up Close Look at 2020 Democratic Contenders

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - It is more than 16 months until the next U.S. presidential
   election in late 2020, but 20 Democratic presidential contenders are
   set to debate each other the next two nights to give Democratic voters
   a first look at whom they might want to pick as the party's nominee to
   try to oust Republican President Donald Trump.

   Ten of the Democratic candidates, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren of
   Massachusetts, one of the current front-runners for the party
   nomination; senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of
   Minnesota; and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas, are set to spar
   Wednesday night for two hours. They will appear before a live audience
   in Miami, Florida, with millions more watching on national television.

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