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Mr. Rogers was right, we all need special friends. Plus, the debate debacle of deplorables.

Leslie is joined by Moe Vela, Former Senior Advisor to Joe Biden and on Board of Director of 'TransparentBusiness.'

The two preview tonight's Democratic Debate, the final debate before the Iowa Caucuses on February 3rd.

They cover:

- The dwindling amount of diversity on the debate stage for Democrats

- How much foreign policy talk will take place during the debate following the recent military actions between the U.S. and Iran

- Senator Warren confirming the news that Senator Sanders told her in 2018 that he did not believe a female candidate could defeat Donald Trump and become President (Senator Sanders denies saying that)

- Which candidates could realistically afford to lose Iowa, and potentially New Hampshire, but still win the race to become the Democratic nominee for President

- The significance of Vice President Biden picking up his tenth endorsement from a black member of Congress

Mr. Vella served in President Obama’s administration as the Director of Administration and Senior Advisor in the Office of Vice President Joe Biden.  The stint was the second White House appointment for Mr. Vela, who served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Hispanic Affairs for Vice President Al Gore. Mr. Vela holds the distinction of being the first Hispanic American and gay American to serve twice in a senior executive role in the White House. 

You can follow him on Twitter at @MoeVela.

2020 race loses climate justice warrior; Last year, the U.S. saw 14 weather disasters costing a billion dollars or more each; Australia's catastrophic bushfires cause $2 billion in damages; 2019 was the second hottest year ever recorded globally; PLUS: 150 arrested at Jane Fonda's 'Fire Drill Fridays' climate protest... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller.

The two preview the final Democratic Debate before the Iowa Caucuses, which will take place on Jan. 14th and Feb. 3rd, respectively.  In the wake of recent military actions between the U.S. and Iran, Brad and Shawn discuss whether foreign policy will overtake healthcare as the hot topic of the debate. They also analyze Vice President Biden being the top candidate in the Democratic primary polls among people of color, and its significance in the race to become the Democratic nominee for President.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who continue the discussion on the upcoming debate, the Iowa caucuses, and also analyze the role that money is still playing in choosing presidential candidates.

The two round table guests are Kimberly Scott and Mark Grimaldi. Kimberly is the Founder and Publisher of DemList, LLC, a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism.

You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on Twitter @TheDemList.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.

You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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