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Candidates Debate As Iowa Draws Near

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Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) participate in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The sixth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top seven candidates, and another for three other candidates lower in the current polls. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) participate in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The sixth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top seven candidates, and another for three other candidates lower in the current polls. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In the Republican presidential candidates debate last night, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz dominated, with Trump questioning Cruz's eligibility and Cruz questioning Trump's "New York values."

In the Democratic Party debate on Sunday night, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are expected to clash on issues including gun control and paid family leave, now that Sanders is in a tight race with Clinton not just in New Hampshire, but also in Iowa.

Here & Now political analysts Paris Dennard and Angela Rye discuss last night's GOP debate and the upcoming Democratic debate with hosts Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson. Dennard is an unaligned Republican Party strategist, and Rye is an unaligned Democratic Party strategist.

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This segment aired on January 15, 2016.

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