Democrats Brace for Wednesday Debate
ABC News hosts Democratic debate, less than a week before the Penn. primary.
April 15, 2008 — -- On Wednesday, ABC News will co-host a Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia with the National Constitution Center and WPVI-TV.
The live, 90-minute debate, moderated by ABC News anchors Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, will air from 8-10 p.m. ET on the ABC television network.
Held at the National Constitution Center, the debate between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama comes less than a week before Pennsylvania's Tuesday primary, amid a fierce battle between the two candidates for the party's nomination.
Pennsylvania's 158 pledged Democratic delegates are up for grabs in Tuesday's primary and by national rules are divided proportionally between the two candidates based on their percentage win of the state.
Only registered Democrats can vote in the Keystone State's Democratic primary and the state has seen record registration among Democratic voters and changes in party affiliation since January because of both a tight delegate race between the Democratic contenders and an all-but-official Republican nominee.
The last debate between Clinton and Obama took place Feb. 26 in Cleveland before the March 4 primaries in Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont and Texas.
Clinton emerged victorious in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas, while Obama snagged a win in Vermont.
Obama currently leads the count with 1,639 delegates to Clinton's 1,499. The number of delegates needed to secure the party nomination is 2,024.
