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America’s greatest reality show, the presidential election, begins in earnest Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 right in our backyard. Downtown Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will feature the Democrats’ first two nights of debates. Twenty presidential hopefuls will engage in verbal sparring aiming to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for president and the right to tell The Donald “You’re fired”. Due to space and time considerations the candidates have been broken into two groups of ten candidates for each night.

Wednesday, June 26 Debaters:

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota

Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii

Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro

Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Thursday, June 27 Debaters:

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Sen. Kamala Harris of California

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado

Author Marianne Williamson

Rep. Eric Swalwell of California

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang

Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado

Those interested in attending the debates can request a seat at my.democrats.org/page/s/first-dnc-debate-interest-form. Those who want to watch the brouhaha in the comfort of their own home can tune in to NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m ET both nights. The debate will also stream online free on NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, the NBC News Mobile App and OTT apps, as well as Telemundo’s digital platforms.