Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will face off in the 11th Democratic debate on Sunday night after a week capped with increasing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic across the country. CNN announced last week the debate would no longer have an audience and would be moved from Phoenix to Washington, D.C.
Earlier this week, both Biden and Sanders faulted the Trump administration for lack of response on testing for coronavirus.
Sunday’s debate is the first time Biden and Sanders will go head-to-head on the debate stage. The last debate, held on February 25, featured Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer — all of whom have since dropped out of the race.
At the last debate, all the Democrats tried to stop Sanders’ momentum after he won New Hampshire and Nevada and led in the popular vote in Iowa. Now Biden is leading Sanders in delegates after sweeping South Carolina, winning 10 out of 14 states on Super Tuesday and strong wins in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri.
