By TIME Staff
The three Democratic presidential candidates are gathering Saturday night at in Des Moines, Iowa, for their second debate. The debate will air on CBS and will also be live-streamed here, in collaboration with CBSN. It is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. E.T.
Hillary Clinton comes into the debate with her front-runner status looking more secure than it has all year, following a strong performance in the first debate in October and a series of polls that show her sporting big leads over Bernie Sanders nationally. The third candidate on stage, Martin O’Malley, has yet to make a major impact on the race.
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![Donald Trump Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks near his helicopter at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-011.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's van, at left, is parked during a campaign visit on April 14, 2015 in Le Claire, Iowa. Clinton, at right, waves after an even on May 18, 2015 in Mason City, Iowa.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-081.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Carly Fiorina, Rebecca Schieber Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, center, rides a train to an event in Iowa City, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-04.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, at right, rides his campaign bus in Plymouth, New Hampshire on Oct. 14, 2015. At left, the exterior of Kasich's bus is seen on Oct. 13, 2015, in Bow, N.H.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ted Cruz Georgia Campaign Rally Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters in front of his campaign bus in Newnan, Ga., on Aug. 8, 2015.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-06.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush gets off his campaign bus to attend a roundtable discussion with law enforcement at the Hillsborough County Sherriff's Office in Goffstown Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush gets off his campaign bus in Goffstown, N.H. on Nov. 4, 2015.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/presidential-candidates-campaign-vehicles-photos-071.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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