Here's who has qualified for the September debates so far

with just under a month to go, this is the field for now. plenty of time for others to get in.


Here's who has qualified for the September debates so far

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/polit...ers/index.html

By Grace Sparks and David Wright, CNN
Updated 10:51 AM ET, Tue August 20, 2019

(CNN)The third round of Democratic primary debates, hosted by ABC and Univision, will take place the second week of September. Presidential candidates have until late August to reach polling and grassroots fundraising thresholds set by the Democratic National Committee.

Candidates must receive contributions from at least 130,000 individuals, coming from at least 400 unique donors in 20 or more states. They also need to reach 2% in at least four DNC-approved polls.

So far, 10 candidates have met both thresholds, qualifying them for the debates scheduled for September 12 and 13:

1. Former Vice President Joe Biden
2. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker
3. Mayor Pete Buttigieg
4. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro
5. California Sen. Kamala Harris
6. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
7. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke
8. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
9. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
10. Businessman Andrew Yang

Additionally, there are now 14 Democrats who say they have met the fundraising threshold.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, billionaire Tom Steyer, Washington Gov. Jay Insee and author Marianne Williamsonhave reached the fundraising threshold, but still need to hit their polling minimum to qualify. Steyer has received three of his four necessary polls, Gabbard has two, while Inslee and Williamson have none.

All other candidates haven't reached above 2% in any qualifying polls.

The DNC requires that all polls be conducted by an approved pollster, released between June 28 and August 28, 2019, conducted nationally or in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and/or Nevada, and fit a certain question structure.

The candidate must get above 2% support in four or more polls of this nature, and they cannot be conducted by the same pollster in the same region.


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interesting.. those are the exact 10 names I would have liked to see advance.. and ONLY those 10.. the rest don't cut it, honestly..

I thought the debates were at the end of the month.. I learned something.

what if ONLY 10 qualify? would that be 5 for each night?

interesting.. those are the exact 10 names I would have liked to see advance.. and ONLY those 10.. the rest don't cut it, honestly..

I thought the debates were at the end of the month.. I learned something.

what if ONLY 10 qualify? would that be 5 for each night? Originally Posted by Chung Tran

uh .. probably not. 10 isn't too much for a one night debate. recall the Republicans had as many if not a few more on stage at one time in 2016.


on the other hand, 5 per night would seem more manageable with more opportunity for each to respond. and that would mean two nights on TV. but the ratings haven't exactly been through the roof have they?

and a two night format gives the second set a preview of what resonates and what does not. i presume the lineup has been/will be shuffled to reduce this?

as far as who's left i agree but for a different reason. with the exception of Biden, they are all left leaning (Biden is getting dragged that direction), women and/or minorities. this is exactly what the DNC wants and what they are convinced can defeat Trump.

The DNC couldn't be more wrong. the farther left the Democratic candidates go, the more they lose the core of Democratic voters. Like Bernie in 2016 the DNC will ensure the candidate they want, not what the primary voters want, ends up getting the nomination.

Ironic that Bernie now actually has a path, yeah?

as far as who's left i agree but for a different reason. with the exception of Biden, they are all left leaning (Biden is getting dragged that direction), women and/or minorities. this is exactly what the DNC wants and what they are convinced can defeat Trump.

The DNC couldn't be more wrong. the farther left the Democratic candidates go, the more they lose the core of Democratic voters. Like Bernie in 2016 the DNC will ensure the candidate they want, not what the primary voters want, ends up getting the nomination.

Ironic that Bernie now actually has a path, yeah? Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Of course, you'd view women and minorities as a problem.

Of course, you'd view women and minorities as a problem.

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

they are when they are far leftist socialists who advocate open borders and welcoming illegals with wet sloppy kisses and bags full of my .. and your .. tax dollars.


Of course, you'd view that as a positive, right bub?

DPST staking out the Plantation Minorities they feel they "Own"!!!!
Racists!!!

I'd rather my tax dollars finance golf trips for Trump...he needs exercise

I'd rather my tax dollars finance golf trips for Trump...he needs exercise Originally Posted by matchingmole

did you mind all the tax dollars that went for Obama's wife's many shopping trips across the globe? and his mother-in-law living in the White House? was she homeless before Obama got elected?

cut down to 7 quickly.
Booker is an ahole.
Castro is clueless, worse than a zombie
Yang simply doesn't have a chance.

I don;t understand why the Dim national board hasn't thinned it down already.
They are just letting infighting run amuck.
But it is entertaining

DPST staking out the Plantation Minorities they feel they "Own"!!!!
Racists!!! Originally Posted by oeb11

What's this about you owning minorities at your Plantation? So sad little man

Gabbard, Bullock and Delaney are the only sane ones left and don’t have a chance. Just like Webb in 2016. Oh well.

cut down to 7 quickly.
Booker is an ahole.
Castro is clueless, worse than a zombie
Yang simply doesn't have a chance.

I don;t understand why the Dim national board hasn't thinned it down already.
They are just letting infighting run amuck.
But it is entertaining Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

above board at least, how can they? anyone can declare. they can't even stop that nag Clinton from throwing her hat into the ring. they can, however maneuver behind the scene as they did to Bernie in 2016. and it appears they are. recall the recent negative press on Biden and his son's China connection? that was no accident. it was deliberate by the powers that be in the DNC to knock Biden in the opinion polls. which begs the question ... what kind of fucked up party does that to their own front-runner??

the Democratic Party!


BAHHAHHAHHAAAAAAA

another one bites the nuts .. er dust.


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it was deliberate by the powers that be in the DNC to knock Biden in the opinion polls. which begs the question ... what kind of fucked up party does that to their own front-runner?? Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

I'll give you that.
But, they should be sandbagging several others by now as well. The election is only 15 months away.

Are they going to wait for the "Lights Low" (DIM) convention before they gang up on trump?

I'll give you that.
But, they should be sandbagging several others by now as well. The election is only 15 months away.

Are they going to wait for the "Lights Low" (DIM) convention before they gang up on trump? Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

to a certain degree they don't have to. see above about Inslee. the game will be afoot when it gets down to about 5 maybe 6. then it will get interesting.