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2020 Watch: Will the Debate Provide Any Clarity?

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading
   into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

   Days to Iowa caucuses: 21
   Days to general election: 295
   THE NARRATIVE
   This week features the final debate before voting begins in Iowa,
   making Tuesday night the most important night of the 2020 primary
   season so far. It comes as the political world grapples with the
   fallout of the Trump administration's military clash with Iran, the
   looming Senate impeachment trial and deep uncertainty about the
   direction of the Democratic primary. At this point, any one of the four
   top-tier candidates-- Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders or
   Elizabeth Warren-- has a legitimate chance to win the Iowa caucus.
   THE BIG QUESTIONS
   Will the debate provide any clarity?
   Six Democrats will share the stage in the final prime-time clash before
   primary voting begins. Four of them are clustered near the top, while
   even the often-overlooked billionaire Tom Steyer flashed in the polls
   recently and Mike Bloomberg looms as a Super Tuesday force. The
   tremendous uncertainty means that any one of the candidates on stage
   Tuesday has the opportunity to change the direction of the race.
   Is the political world underestimating Bernie (again)?

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