The seventh Democratic debate, hosted by CNN in Iowa, will start at 9 P.M. EST. The debate stage has gotten a lot smaller and whiter since last summer. On stage, we will be joined by former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and billionaire Tom Steyer.

Recently, there have been many notable dropouts in the presidential race. In December, Senator Kamla Harris dropped out of the race before the sixth debate, citing financial issues as one of the main reasons for ending her campaign. Which was then followed by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julian Castro, to end his campaign as well. Self-help author and Oprah’s spiritual guru, Marianne Williamson, has suspended her campaign in spite of becoming a viral sensation on social media after her debut on the Democratic stage while still polling at 0%. As of Yesterday, Senator Cory Booker has ended his presidential run too. With the Democratic primary candidates slimming down, the current field has resulted in a lack of diversity among candidates. Leaving businessman Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, and Deval Patrick as the only people of color running in the Democratic primary. However, no candidates of color qualified for tonight’s debate.

As the future of the Democratic primary remains unclear, tonight’s Democratic debate and next set of debates will likely be the end of some campaigns. Join The New Voice’s political desk tonight at 9 PM EST for a live analysis chat of the Democratic debate. Mark Hughes- CEO and Editor in Chief, Diya Amlani- Senior Editor, Sasha Rieser- politics and social issues writer, Demos Negash- political reporter, Polina Protozanova- political and world news reporter Juliette Reyes- US and world news reporter, Fatemah Yarali- Senior editor and reporter, and Ethan Somers- political columnist, will be apart of tonight’s live analysis chat.

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