Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumTulsi Gabbard qualifies for October Democratic debate
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has qualified for the October Democratic presidential primary debate, making her the twelfth candidate to hit the Democratic National Committee's thresholds.
Gabbard got 2 percent support in a New Hampshire poll conducted by Monmouth University and released on Tuesday. The Hawaii congresswoman had previously gotten 2 percent in three other DNC-approved polls, and her campaign said she already racked up more than the 130,000 donors she needed to make the debate stage.
Gabbard will join Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Tom Steyer, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang onstage in October.
Neither Steyer nor Gabbard participated in the September debate, with both needing more time to hit the polling threshold. It's not yet clear if their inclusion will force two nights of debates in October. Previously, the DNC and its media partners have wanted to avoid putting more than 10 people onstage at a time.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/24/tulsi-gabbard-qualifies-for-october-primary-debate-1509412
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)My guess is there will be 2 debates comprised of 6 people each
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
StevieM
(10,500 posts)They are scheduled for October 15 and 16.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Anyway, here are a couple of articles on the subject.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/13/politics/october-democratic-presidential-debate/index.html
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tulsi-gabbard-is-the-12th-candidate-to-make-octobers-democratic-debate/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StevieM
(10,500 posts)It is from democrats.org, which is run by the DNC. And they said on September 13 that they will hold two debates, if necessary.
https://democrats.org/news/dnc-announces-details-for-fourth-presidential-primary-debate/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)But it's up to them to determine if it's needed, and as far as I've seen, they still have not made that determination. It's more likely now that there are 12, but they still have not announced.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StevieM
(10,500 posts)They already established in the run-up to the last debate that if there were 11 candidates they would split it in two.
Unless they have changed their minds there will be two debates in October.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Funtatlaguy
(10,885 posts)I hope its the 6 leading candidates on one night and the rest on the second night.
But I bet the DNC Sticks with the drawing names format.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StevieM
(10,500 posts)The November debate will raise the bar for entrance, and at that point you will have the top 5 or 6 candidates on the same stage.
Five of the candidates have already qualified for the November debate. We'll see if Andrew Yang or Tom Steyer can get in as well. Either way, it will be one night and it will feature a smaller number of participants.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
at140
(6,110 posts)the back benchers?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)Tulsi and Yang and Steyer can sit at the kids' table as far as I'm concerned.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mr.Bill
(24,317 posts)That's all these shows are about.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)If the moderators each get more "talk time" than the candidates do, then it's not really a debate.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mr.Bill
(24,317 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
woodsprite
(11,923 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,485 posts)Booker (maybe), Yang, Klobuchar, Beto, Castro, Gabbard and Steyer will struggle to get into the November one, and will probably be gone after that, barring a surge.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StevieM
(10,500 posts)I think Yang and Steyer have the best shot at joining them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mahina
(17,693 posts)Not
Cant even get her to support impeachment. Ed Case either. Were 0 for 2. At least our Senators are down.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,176 posts)On the surface, it seems she shares that tactic with Donald Trump. Trump I think, has other motives. Like withholding aid to get a Trump hotel built. But I don't see why this is such a bad idea on the surface. I think you could go either way. Sabre rattling to "encourage" a rogue leader to come around, or pretend to be their buddy, appealing to their narcissistic personalities. I think one reason why Trump does it this way is because it takes one to know one. He knows that's a way in. Tulsi isn't pro-dictator. She is just supporting a different way to winning concessions and avoiding bloodshed. Too often Democrats are over eager to "catch up" to their GOP rivals, of the Bolton variety, of looking like they are tough too.
It actually fits with more with Democratic principles. ie..Obama made a peace deal with Iran, instead of poking them like Trump. These authoritarian leaders, Trump included, all share one weakness: Their own egos. Threatening this kind of leader, only makes them even more defensive and uncooperative.
And to be able to get a meeting with these authoritarians you cannot openly criticize them. Whether its Assad or Indian PM Narendra Modi. Many do not agree with this approach. But she is all in because she is all about avoiding war and death to her fellow soldiers above all. I respect her for that.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)Sure she's polished, well-rehearsed, and most of the time says all the things we want to hear. Then there are the red flags. Like the interview she just gave on CNN.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LiberalFighter
(51,049 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)she will be grilled about her activities with despot(s).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)on her chances of winning the nomination, it absolutely guarantees that we will have two debates in October, with another random matching exercise. It means that each candidate will get a bit longer time to speak, and that there may well be less than ideal matching between the top three to five candidates.
That is what will change things in the short term.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MustLoveBeagles
(11,632 posts)She has zero chance winning the nomination after today.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden