Tulsi Gabbard scrounging to reach the 65,000 donors to qualify for debates.

[RandySF]

Hitting 65,000 has become a magic ticket for many of the party’s presidential candidates, who are struggling to rank in public polls given a field that already has 15 contenders, with several more waiting in the wings. The new criteria have proved to be a boon to lesser-known candidates seeking a national stage this summer and could create challenges for more-established politicians seeking to break away from the pack — with unpredictable repercussions for the party.

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg reached his 65,000 goal last week after a successful CNN town hall brought him a new wave of donors. Businessman Andrew Yang put a counter on his homepage to drive the online energy past 65,000 donors for his candidacy, which is based around the idea of giving every American adult $1,000 every month. (Buttigieg and Yang are the only two candidates who do not regularly register with clear support in national polls to claim that they’ve reached that mark.)

Aides to Marianne Williamson, a self-help guru, and former housing secretary Julián Castro say their campaigns are also on track to qualify.

“We need 65,000 individual contributions,” Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) pleaded after her own CNN town hall, in a hotel hallway video that now tops her Twitter page. She asked each of her donors to find at least 10 other people to chip in a dollar as well.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/candidates-reach-for-the-magic-ticket-to-democratic-debates-65000-donors/2019/03/19/9a1f80e0-4a4b-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html?utm_term=.6a8fb3f61343

[Cha]

1. Ugh.

I'd rather have Marianne Williamson.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. Well, she can always go back on Fox News and beg for money there

She seems to be a lot more popular with Republicans than with Democrats.

[Jersey Devil]

4. When will the first debates be held?

Is there a timeline for them?

[SFnomad]

6. I believe there is, at least a tentative, if incomplete one

I thought I read somewhere that the first debate was scheduled for like June and there were going to be about 6 this year and 6 next year.

[PunkinPi]

7. First two debates are scheduled, the rest are TBD

June, 2019
Democratic Primary Debate
Aired On: NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo
Live Stream: NBCNews.com
Location: TBD
Sponsors: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Candidates: TBD
Qualifications: A candidate will need to either have at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 individual donations from a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.

July, 2019
Democratic Primary Debate
Aired On: CNN
Live Stream: CNN.com
Location: TBD
Sponsors: TBD
Moderator: TBD
Candidates: TBD
Qualifications: A candidate will need to either have at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 individual donations from a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.

Source --> https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-democratic-debate-schedule/

[dalton99a]

5. Hawaiians really deserve better