Wednesday, August 28, 2019

DNC Rules Could Expand Not Shrink for Future Debate Stage Update


Democratic Presidential hopefuls at Risk of being elbowed Out by the Debate Rules may have gotten a Last-Minute Reprieve.

The Deadline to Qualify for the September Debate is Aug. 28th, just a little over Three weeks away.

To reach the Stage, Candidates have to Poll at 2% in Four Democratic National Committee-Approved Surveys and have 130,000 Unique Donors.

That’s a Bar the Majority of the Field has Not hit and Isn’t on Track to do so.

But a DNC Memo sent to All the Campaigns on Monday essentially gives those Candidates who Miss the September Debate more Time to Qualify for the October Debate, which could very well feature more Candidates, not Fewer.

The DNC Memo sets the Deadline to reach 130,000 Donors and Score at 2% in Four Polls at Two Weeks before the October Debate and Starts the Qualification Period on June 28th, the Same day Qualification for the September Debate began.

Effectively, this means All Candidates who Qualify for the September Debate are Automatically in the October Debate, unless they Drop Out of the Race.

ABC News will Host the 3rd Democratic Primary Debate at Texas Southern University in Houston on September 12th. Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, "World News Tonight" Anchor David Muir, ABC News Correspondent Linsey Davis, and Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos will Moderate the Debate on Thursday. It will air across ABC, Univision with a Spanish translation, locally on KTRK-TV. and on ABC News Live. The Streaming Channel is available on the ABCNews.com website and apps, as well as Hulu Live, The Roku Channel, Facebook Watch, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Apple News, and Twitter.

And any Candidate who Misses the September Debate has more Time to Receive New Donations or Score 2% in the Polls.

The Dates for the Fourth Debate are Oct. 15th, and if needed, the 16th in Ohio.

Extending the September Criteria to the October Debate instead of Setting New Parameters could allow struggling Candidates who Missed the First Fall Debate to Stay in the Race for an Extra few weeks to try to make it Onstage in latter Fall Debate.

Just Ten Candidates have Qualified for the Two Fall Debates: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang .

Three other Candidates: Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Tom Steyer, is getting closer to Qualify for Both Debates.

Tulsi Gabbard has Crossed the Donor Threshold but still needs to get 2% in Two more Polls.

Kirsten Gillibrand Crossed the Donor Threshold but sill needs to get Two more 2% Qualifying Polls. She Dropped-Out on August 28th.

Tom Steyer has Three 2% Qualifying Polls and needs an One more. He has passed the 130,000 Donors.

But the October Deadline should be welcome News for Castro, Gabbard, and Steyer, and the Rest of the Candidates who aren't Close to Qualifying. Any Progress they Bank toward Qualifying for the September Debate carries over to the October Debate.

This was also the Case for the First Set of Debates over the summer.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Secured his Spot on the Stage for the Second Debate.

Former Sen. Mike Gravel has Dropped-Out.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15th District) Dropped-Out of the Race.

On August 15th, Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Dropped-Out of the Race and on August 22nd said he is running for Colorado Senate.

On August 21st, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Dropped out of the Race. He will run for his 3rd Term as Governor.

On August 23rd, Rep. Seth Moulton (MA, 6th District) Dropped-Out of the Race.

Candidates are Acutely Aware of the Importance of getting a National Audience from the Debates.









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