The stakes are high as Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare to debate
WASHINGTON - With so many candidates onstage, the Democratic presidential debates risk becoming a stilted, parallel-play affair, with candidates trying to squeeze scripted messages into tiny scraps of airtime.
But the prospects of an unruly political feeding frenzy, particularly on the second night of the two-day extravaganza, have soared as former Vice President Joe Biden has thrown chum in the water: His provocative comments about race will tempt candidates to abandon restraint and go on the attack.
The back-to-back debates on Wednesday and Thursday nights could be a pivot point in the Democrats' primary campaign, which for months has seen candidates refraining from criticizing one another - or doing so only in veiled terms.
It will be a high-stakes test for
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