Democratic Debate TONIGHT in SC ...

Monday, January 21 - 03:32 PM EST

The debate will be broadcast LIVE on CNN tonight. Once again South Carolina is the focus of voters across our state and the country. Myrtle Beach is thrilled to be hosting the Democratic Party candidates.

Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina share the stage at Myrtle Beach's Palace Theatre in a showdown as the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday.

The debate, put together by CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, comes five days before the Democratic primary in South Carolina, where almost half of the Democratic primary voters are African-Americans.

These voters will be crucial to the outcome of Saturday's primary in South Carolina. They now appear to be leaning heavily toward Obama, who if elected would become the country's first black president.

This is quoted from CNN and is part of an article written by CNN's Paul Steinhauser, Rebecca Sinderbrand, Chris Welch and Josh Levs contributed to this report. Please read the entire article and check out the links within it for additional information about the debate, the candidates, and the Democratic Party. Do not forget the sand sculpture of the Democratic candidates' faces on display. Tomorrow we will share reviews of the debate. [tags]Democratic Party, SC debate, sand sculpture, Myrtle Beach, CNN, Congressional Black Caucus Institute[/tags]