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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Party makes it harder to qualify ...
Democratic Party makes it harder to qualify for Decembers presidential debateThe Democratic National Committee is again increasing its polling and fundraising requirements for presidential candidates to qualify for participating in the campaigns sixth debate in December. To make the debate stage in Los Angeles, party officials announced Friday that candidates must have at least 200,000 unique donors and a minimum of 800 unique donors per state in at least 20 states.
Candidates must also mark 4% in at least four national or early state polls, or achieve 6% in two single-state polls in the early states. DNC officials have said that this separate pathway may provide an avenue for hopefuls who may not be registering as highly in national surveys as in the key early-voting states.
The chairman has defended the moves, saying that campaigns have had plenty of notice and that candidates who couldnt meet the qualifications werent building the support necessary to defeat President Trump next year.
The stepped-up thresholds will likely eliminate some from the stage, even as the field continues to contract. The changes wont matter much for the top tier of candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Others, including South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and California Sen. Kamala Harris, have regularly met the polling metrics thus far.
The qualification deadline is Dec. 12, a week before the debate. To be considered, polls must be released by approved pollsters between Oct. 16 and that date.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-25/democratic-party-makes-it-harder-for-candidates-to-qualify-for-december-presidential-debate
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still_one
(92,394 posts)1. Good
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
napi21
(45,806 posts)2. i'M GLAD! They have to narrow thee # of candidates in the debate. So far, there have been so many
candidates on stage t one time the debates are meaningless.
Thee one complaint I keep hearing is about the number of candidates. They should have done this sooner!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)3. Good
This debate should be narrowed down to the top 5 - Or at least I hope so ..Will the ratings be down because it will be broadcast on PBS ?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided