The Nevada Democratic Party announced Friday that a Democratic presidential candidate forum planned in Carson City later this month will be moderated by newscaster George Stephanopoulos, a former senior advisor to President Bill Clinton.
The event is set to be the first such candidate forum of the 2008 presidential campaign. Organizers say the issues affecting working families will take center stage at the forum.
Confirmed candidates participating in the forum include Senator Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Chris Dodd, former Senator John Edwards, former Senator Mike Gravel, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Governor Bill Richardson and Governor Tom Vilsack.
One notable exception is Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Representatives for the high-profile candidate said this week that while Obama is campaigning in the Las Vegas area on Feburary 18th, he will not be able to work the northern Nevada forum into his itinerary.