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Things are getting down to nitty gritty….
Only six candidates have qualified so far for the December Democratic debate, the sixth of the 2020 presidential contest, but others could still make the stage in the coming weeks.
Hosted by PBS NewsHour and Politico, the debate will take place on December 19 at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in Los Angeles and will be aired on PBS.
The Democratic National Committee is again raising the standards to qualify for the debate stage. Candidates must achieve at least 4 percent support in at least four polls approved by the Democratic National Convention or 6 percent support in two single-state polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada that were conducted between October 16 and December 12 at 11:59 pm ET. They must also certify that they received donations from at least 200,000 unique donors, including at least 800 per state in 20 states, US territories, or Washington, DC.
So who has qualified for the December debate? The candidates are:
- Former Vice President Joe Biden
- South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- California Sen. Kamala Harris
- Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Others have fulfilled one, but not both requirements:
- Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
- California billionaire Tom Steyer
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I agree that those are the top 6 candidates – unless Bloomberg or Patrick can gain some ground very quickly. With fewer candidates, this will be a debate I will strive to watch and could influence who I will vote for in the primary. I will be rooting for all of the candidates to do well.
Neither Steyer nor Yang (but what an impressive run!) are going to get the nomination.
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December debate Steyer in….
Harris out….
Six….
The California union at the center of a labor dispute that threatened Thursday’s 2020 primary debate on Tuesday announced that a deal has been struck to allow the event to proceed as scheduled at Loyola Marymount University (LMU)….
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15 in ; 14 out
(Descending order of highest elected office)
Still running:
1 VP Biden
2 Sen Warren
3 Sen Bennet
4 Sen Sanders
5 Sen Booker
6 Sen Klobuchar
7 Rep Delaney
8 Rep Gabbard
9 Gov Patrick
10 Mayor Buttigieg
11 Mayor Bloomberg
12 Mayor Castro
13 — Steyer
14 — Williamson
15 — Yang
Withdrawn:
1 Sen Gillibrand
2 Sen Gravel
3 Sen Harris
4 Rep Swalwell
5 Rep Ryan
6 Rep Sestak
7 Rep O’Rourke
8 Rep Moulton
9 Gov Bullock
10 Gov Inslee
11 Gov Hickenlooper
12 Mayor de Blasio
13 Mayor Messam
14 St Sen Ojeda
Good info DSD…
Will generate a post on this….
Thanks….
Andrew Yang has qualified for the December Democratic debate bring the people on stage up to seven….
Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren, and Steyer round out the group….
A labor dispute is threatening to disrupt next week’s presidential debate at Loyola Marymount University in California.
All seven of the Democratic presidential candidates have said they will not attend if the issue is not resolved in time….
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