The sixth Democratic debate will be held on December 19, 2019 at 8 p.m. ET at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and will be hosted by PBS NewsHour and POLITICO. *Post-show start time may change.
Candidates qualified for the debate by meeting Democratic National Committee polling and donation thresholds.
Former vice president
Age: 77
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Mayor of South Bend, Ind.
Age: 37
U.S. senator from Minnesota
Age: 59
U.S. senator from Vermont
Age: 78
Liberal activist and former hedge fund manager
Age: 62
U.S. senator from Massachusetts
Age: 70
Entrepreneur
Age: 44
Here’s where the seven candidates participating in the PBS Newshour/POLITICO Democratic debate stand.
Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz and Yamiche Alcindor from PBS NewsHour and Tim Alberta from POLITICO will moderate the Democratic presidential debate held Dec. 19 in Los Angeles.
Woodruff is the anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, Nawaz is the organization’s senior national correspondent and Alcindor is its White House correspondent. Alberta is chief political correspondent at POLITICO. PBS and POLITICO are sponsoring the debate, and CNN will provide a simulcast.