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| Democratic presidential debate focuses on terrorism after Paris attacks – live | Democratic presidential debate focuses on terrorism after Paris attacks – live |
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| 12.42am GMT00:42 | |
| Jessica Lee | |
| In advance of tonight’s debate, each of the Democratic candidates released statements on the Paris attacks. Here are excerpts: | |
| Updated at 12.44am GMT | |
| 12.38am GMT00:38 | |
| Dan Roberts | |
| The Bernie Sanders campaign team have described any suggestion that he does not want to talk about foreign policy as “nonsense”, after reports emerged of a backroom row over changes to tonight’s debate format, reports Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts (@robertsdan) in Des Moines: | |
| Yahoo News reported an allegedly heated discussion between campaign aides and CBS executives over their decision to increase the foreign policy component of the Democratic debate in the wake of the Paris attacks. | |
| Team Sanders don’t deny that conversations took place over various format tweaks but insist they were “very minor technical discussions” and they are “fine” with the changes now they know what they are. | |
| “After all the horrible events in Paris, CBS is wholly understandably going to make that a focus of the debate and Bernie is focused on that,” campaign spokesman Michael Briggs told The Guardian. | |
| 12.36am GMT00:36 | |
| We’ll hear tonight what the Democratic candidates have to say about the attacks and what should be done. | |
| Republican candidates have issued statements on the attacks today, ranging from a condemnation of president Barack Obama’s decision to take more refugees from Syria to the diagnosis, by Florida senator Marco Rubio, of “a civilizational conflict with radical Islam”. | |
| From our news coverage: | |
| Ted Cruz led Republican criticism of White House policy on Syria on Saturday, in light of the devastating terror attacks in Paris, deriding President Obama’s pledge to take more refugees and calling for intensified action against Islamic State. Marco Rubio took a different tack, however, in declaring “a civilizational conflict with radical Islam”. | |
| “This is not a grievance-based conflict. This is a clash of civilizations,” Rubio said in a video released by his presidential campaign. “This is a clash of civilizations. And either they win, or we win.” | |
| Cruz and presidential candidates including Donald Trump, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee seized on the news to demand drastic action on immigration, a hot-button issue on the campaign trail. Rubio, however, has made foreign policy a central focus of his run for the White House. In that light, he said the attacks in Paris were “a wake-up call”. | |
| “They literally want to overthrow our society and replace it with their radical, Sunni Islamic view of the future,” the Florida senator said. “They do not hate us because we have military assets in the Middle East. | |
| 12.31am GMT00:31 | |
| USA Today reports that tonight’s debate will begin with at least 20 minutes on terrorism and the Paris attacks. | |
| Campaign source tells me @CBSNews has pledged at least first 20 mins of #DemDebate in Des Moines will be on terrorism #ParisAttacks | |
| 12.30am GMT00:30 | |
| Our ongoing live blog coverage of the Paris attacks and their aftermath is here. | |
| 12.16am GMT00:16 | |
| Tom McCarthy | |
| The Guardian team for tonight’s debate includes Dan Roberts and Sabrina Siddiqui, attending in Des Moines, and contributions from Ben Jacobs and opinion editor Megan Carpentier. | |
| Here’s a line from Dan and Ben’s debate preview, about whether Bernie Sanders’ campaign is running out of steam… | |
| Two thirds of the way into one of the most unlikely political insurgencies of modern times, the once electrifying campaign to elect Bernie Sanders as Democratic nominee for president is looking for a new jolt of energy from Saturday’s second television debate. | |
| But with poll numbers flatlining in the face of Hillary Clinton’s invigorated electoral machine, those close to team Bernie privately concede the momentum they really need to recapture can only come now from victories in early-voting states – particularly Iowa and New Hampshire… | |
| 11.54pm GMT23:54 | 11.54pm GMT23:54 |
| Tom McCarthy | Tom McCarthy |
| Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Democratic presidential debate, convening tonight in Des Moines, Iowa – the first state to vote. | Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Democratic presidential debate, convening tonight in Des Moines, Iowa – the first state to vote. |
| CBS News, which is hosting the debate with the Des Moines Register, has announced that moderators will focus on terrorism and national security issues, a day after co-ordinated attacks in Paris killed at least 129 people. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility. | CBS News, which is hosting the debate with the Des Moines Register, has announced that moderators will focus on terrorism and national security issues, a day after co-ordinated attacks in Paris killed at least 129 people. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility. |
| At a candidates’ forum a week ago, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, said she would not be more aggressive on foreign policy than President Barack Obama. She may be tested on that statement tonight. | At a candidates’ forum a week ago, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, said she would not be more aggressive on foreign policy than President Barack Obama. She may be tested on that statement tonight. |
| Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator and first lady, released a statement on Saturday calling on the US to “wage and win the struggle against terrorism and violent extremism” alongside global allies. | Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator and first lady, released a statement on Saturday calling on the US to “wage and win the struggle against terrorism and violent extremism” alongside global allies. |
| The two other Democratic candidates, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, released statements of support for victims of the attacks and their loved ones. | The two other Democratic candidates, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, released statements of support for victims of the attacks and their loved ones. |
| Tonight’s event is also expected to feature debate on domestic issues such as wealth inequality, wages, equal pay and healthcare, which until now have been the focus of the Democratic race. | Tonight’s event is also expected to feature debate on domestic issues such as wealth inequality, wages, equal pay and healthcare, which until now have been the focus of the Democratic race. |
| Hosting the event at Drake University will be CBS News presenters John Dickerson, Nancy Cordes, Kathie Obradovich and Kevin Cooney. | Hosting the event at Drake University will be CBS News presenters John Dickerson, Nancy Cordes, Kathie Obradovich and Kevin Cooney. |
| The debate is scheduled to start at 9pm ET. It will stream online at cbsnews.com. | The debate is scheduled to start at 9pm ET. It will stream online at cbsnews.com. |
| Updated at 12.08am GMT | Updated at 12.08am GMT |