Virginia Libertarian

PARTICIPANTS:
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY);
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD (D-CT);
FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (DSC);
FORMER SENATOR MIKE GRAVEL (D-AK);
REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS KUCINICH (D-OH);
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL);
GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON (D-NM)

MODERATORS:
JORGE RAMOS
MARIA ELENA SALINAS

MODERATOR: Before beginning, we want to thank all of you for having
accepted coming to this presidential forum. In the name of the millions of
Hispanics and Latin Americans who are seeing this, thank you very much.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this special edition of “This Week.” We’re back here at Drake University in Iowa for the first Democratic presidential debate in Iowa. It’s been sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee. All of our guests here have been invited by the Iowa Democratic Party, and all eight Democratic candidates are here.

The podium order was determined by lot, but here’s where they stand in Iowa, according to our latest ABC News poll.

At 27 percent, Illinois Senator Barack Obama. New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at 26 percent, as is former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, also at 26 percent. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is at 11 percent. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is at 2 percent, along with Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, also at 2 percent. Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd is at 1 percent. And former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, no support registered.

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