The stage is set for the first dem. debate of 2020

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 6:47 p.m.

Tonight, 6 democratic presidential candidates will square-off in the first debate of the year. The field has narrowed in recent weeks as candidates drop out amid lower polling numbers and stalled momentum. also, a look at the first televised democratic debate in 1956 shows us what oration was like in mid-century America and what modern candidates can learn from their predecessors.  Boyd Matheson,Opinion Editor at Deseret News, takes you inside the latest political news and current events, providing higher ground for today's discussions. Listen weekdays 11 am to noon at 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, online at KSLNewsradio.com, or on the app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.