Live from Los Angeles, the Democratic Presidential Debate on CNN will be held at the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

The final Democratic Primary debate of the season, CNN and The Los Angeles times are co-hosting this last forum which will lead into Super Tuesday.

Pajamas Media writes about the old days of California debates:

Before we finally became a part of Super Cowabunga Tuesday, this is how campaign season basically went: Presidential hopefuls would show up just long enough to snag a Randy’s donut and fistfuls of cash. Wasting no time on the little people and going straight for the moguls, candidates treated California as little more than a political ATM, stopping by just often enough to make the maximum withdrawal.

It's a bigger deal tonight, because John Edwards' exit from the race has narrowed the Democratic playing field leaving Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois to battle against each other.

Forbes Blogger Paul M. Murdock writes:

Edwards failed to win a single caucus or primary but had promised he would be in the campaign until the end. His change of heart comes as something of a surprise, but helps focus the Democratic race. The rhetoric of the race will likely continue to escalate in tomorrow night’s Democratic debate between Clinton and Obama.

Mirror on America writes:

Overshadowed since the outset by two so-called celebrity candidates, Edwards struggled to keep up with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton financially, falling behind in a media war that painted a two-person race.

Yes, the media is having a field day with their clever way of only highlighting what they want America to see. It seems as though they are painting a picture in pairs.

Rudy Giuliani also announced his withdrawal from the Republican race, but there are still four GOP candidates remaining. However, during the Republican debate last evening, John McCain and Mitt Romney seemed do more attacking of each other's records than debating, while Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul sat quietly, waiting for their turn to speak.

BlogHer's own Erin Kotecki Vest and Katy Chen were to attend last night's GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, only to have their security clearances denied by the LAPD because they "don't do online" media.

Tonight, however, Erin and Katy will be at the Kodak Theater to cover this exciting Democratic debate.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Thursday night's Democratic debate at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland is one hot ticket. Maybe it's the prospect of seeing the Democratic field winnowed to the two remaining candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, so close to Super Tuesday and the California primary. Maybe it's the prospect of a fiery debate. Or maybe it's the fact that Thursday's event could be the biggest star-studded spectacle so far this year at the Kodak, which next month will host the Oscars -- maybe.

Join us in an open discussion as we watch the remaining Democratic candidates debate the issues. Will Clinton and Obama play fair, or will they duke it out for media hype?

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