Watch Live: The Second Democratic Presidential Debate

(function(){ var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'http://www.cbsnews.com/live/scripts/widget-compact/'; var el = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); })(); 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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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.

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Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, center, rides a train to an event in Iowa City, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015.

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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.

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