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Phoenix Democratic debate to be held at Arizona Federal Theatre

Mar 3, 2020, 8:31 AM | Updated: Mar 10, 2020, 12:00 pm

PHOENIX — The Democratic presidential debate will be held at the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix on March 15 at 5 p.m., cohost CNN said Tuesday.

People can register to attend the debate online, however, capacity is extremely limited.

Univision will also host. The debate will be carried on CNN, Univision, CNN en Espanol, and CNN International.

Live coverage of the Democratic debate can also be heard on Arizona’s News Station at KTAR News 92.3 FM.

The debate comes two days before voters go to the polls for the state’s presidential preference election.

The Phoenix event will be the 11th Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign as the party looks to nominate a challenger to President Donald Trump.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren remain after investor Tom Steyer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg ended their bids.

Buttigieg and Klobuchar both endorsed Biden on Monday night at a rally in Texas.

Frontunner Sanders will make his first campaign stop in Phoenix of the year on Thursday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 6:30 p.m., his campaign announced Monday evening.

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