Watch & Comment Live: October Democratic Debate

Click here for a live stream of the first debate, beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST.

October Democratic debate schedule

• Date: October 15
• Time: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST
• Location:  Otterbein University, outside of Columbus, Ohio.

Contenders

How to watch

• Official TV broadcast: CNN
• Free online stream:  CNN.com, nytimes.com, YouTube, and on devices like Roku, AppleTV, and Amazon Fire TV.
• Radio: Audio of the debate will air on Westwood One Radio Network, SiriusXM, Amazon Alexa, and National Public Radio. 

How are the candidates doing in the polls?

According to RealClearPolitics’s national polling on Oct. 8, the contenders in tonight's debate have the following averages:

• 27.8% for former Vice President Joe Biden
• 26.0% for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
• 15.2% for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
• 5.0% for South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg
• 4.5% for California Sen. Kamala Harris
• 2.7% for Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
• 1.8% for former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke
• 1.3% for New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker
• 1.3% for Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
• 1.0% for former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro
• 0.7% for Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
• 0.7% for billionaire executive Tom Steyer

—Josh Herman (polling at 0.00000000001%)