Mike Bloomberg`s Democratic opponents target him ahead of debate - as it happened
(The Guardian United States)

Sanders is also likely to attract criticism as a clear frontrunnerBiden and Bloomberg have been trading criticism via Twitter`Gloves will be off´: Nevada debate could be pivotal for DemocratsHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 1.10am GMT Kari Paul in San Francisco, signing off for the night! Please turn to our separate live blog of tonight´s Democratic debate, headed by politics reporter Maanvi Singh who is on the ground in Las Vegas. Before you go, here are the top stories of the night: 1.02am GMT Bernie Sanders´ campaign team is now staunchly denying a previous story that said the Senator attempted to challenge Barack Obama for the 2012 Democratic presidential nomination. An earlier report from the Atlantic´s Edward-Isaac Dovere said Sanders was so seriously considering a run in 2012 that he had to be talked out of it by Senator Harry Reid. Reid is now saying he will not comment on the issue but that `Bernie was running for re-election in 2012. He would´ve been a fool to run against Obama and Bernie´s no fool`. Continue reading...