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Three days before the Nevada caucuses, six Democratic candidates will face off in a debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

The televised debate comes on the heels of a new 

 that shows Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leading nationally, with 31 percent support among Democratic-leaning voters.

Trailing Sanders in second in the survey is billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, with 19 percent backing.

Democratic National Committee's polling threshold

Here's what you need to know about the debate:

As the field continues to shrink, Wednesday's debate will feature six of the 

The debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET and is expected to last two hours. It is being hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and the Nevada Independent, and it will take place at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas.

The debate will be broadcast live on NBC News, MSNBC and Universo (in Spanish).

It will also be available via livestream on the websites of 

And NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo will carry the debate through their mobile apps and Facebook pages. The debate will also be available on NBC News NOW through TV streaming services.

Three journalists from NBC News will moderate — Lester Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News” and “Dateline”; Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press”; and Hallie Jackson, chief White House correspondent — along with Telemundo correspondent Vanessa Hauc and the Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston.

Get caught up: What has happened since the last debate?

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Elena Moore

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Three days before the Nevada caucuses, six candidates will face off in a debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

6 Democrats set to debate in Nevada. Here's what you need to know

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