Democratic Debate Tonight in NH

If Sanders is able to maintain his significant lead in the polls and win convincingly, the primary could be an impetus for continued growth. Yet Clinton and her well-known husband have been preparing for this possibility, building her ground game across primary states that follow New Hampshire and can help her definitively put away Sanders. Sanders may have a younger demographic secured, but Clinton could have a wider spread of voters that overshadows his more limited base.

Tonight's Democratic debate -- the first one-on-one showdown between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -- comes 1) after the this close race in Iowa, 2) five days before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, and 3) as the party appears more divided than at any point during the Obama Era.