Democratic debate: rivals square off in final debate before Iowa caucuses – live

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12.18am GMT

Even though six Democratic presidential candidates failed to meet the polling requirement for tonight’s debate, one candidate who did manage to cross that threshold will not be onstage tonight: Michael Bloomberg.

12.00am GMT

Six Democrats qualified for the debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday. All are white.

What began as the largest and most diverse presidential primary field in history has winnowed to an all-white top-tier that does not reflect the demographic diversity of the Democratic party.

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