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Counting Down To Iowa Caucuses: Assessing Sanders And The 2020 Democratic Race

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as fellow candidates (from left) Tom Steyer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar listen at Tuesday's primary debate.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as fellow candidates listen at Tuesday's primary debate. From left: Tom Steyer; Sen. Elizabeth Warren; former Vice President Joe Biden; Sanders; former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

The Democratic presidential race is in high gear, with the Iowa caucuses less than three weeks away. Sen. Bernie Sanders has made "Medicare For All" a major issue and is seeing strong support in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

Vermont Edition hosts a roundtable of political analysts to take a close look at the Democratic race.

Joining the discussion are: 

  • Matt Dickinson, political science professor at Middlebury College
  • Linda Fowler, professor of government at Dartmouth College
  • Ted Kohn, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University

Share your questions or comments about the Democratic primary heading into the Iowa Caucuses in the comments below.

Broadcast live on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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