Dem Dec. Presidential Debate Update

The Democratic Party will hold a Presidential Primary Debate on December 19th, 2019. It is the Sixth of 12 Democratic Primary Debates Scheduled for the 2020 Presidential Election.

It will take place at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California. It is Sponsored by PBS NewsHour and Politico and Moderators to be determined.

On October 25th, 2019, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) released the Criteria for Qualifying for the Debate via Polling and Fundraising.

Polling Criteria

A Candidate has Two ways to Meet the Polling Threshold to Qualify for the November Debate:

- Four Poll Threshold: Receive 4% Support or more in at Least Four National or Early State Polls: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada. The Four Polls must be Sponsored by Different Poll Sponsors or in Different Geographical Areas if Sponsored by the Same Poll Sponsor.

- Early State Poll Threshold: Receive 6% Support or more in at least Two Single State Polls: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada.

The Two Polls may be from the Same Geographical Area and Poll Sponsor.

Eligible Polls must be Sponsored by One of the Following Poll Sponsors:

Associated Press
ABC News/Washington Post
CBS News/YouGov
CNN
Des Moines Register
Fox News
Monmouth University
National Public Radio
NBC News/Wall Street Journal
NBC News/Marist
New York Times
Quinnipiac University
University of New Hampshire
USA Today/Suffolk University
Winthrop University

Eligible Polls must also Meet the following Requirements:

- Each Poll must be Publicly Released between October 16th, 2019, and December 12th, 2019.

- Each Poll’s Candidate Support Question must have been Conducted by Reading or Presenting a List of Democratic Presidential Primary Candidates to Respondents. Poll Questions using an Open-Ended or Un-Aided Question to Gauge Presidential Primary Support will Not Count.

- Each Polling Result must be the Top-Line Number Listed in the Original Public Release from the Poll Sponsor, whether or Not it is a Rounded or Weighted Number.

Grassroots Fundraising

Candidates must also Provide Verifiable Evidence that they reached the Following Fundraising Thresholds:

- Donations from at least 200,000 Unique Donors.

- A Minimum of 800 Unique Donors per State in at least 20 States.

As of November 8th, 2019, Six Candidates had Qualified for the Debate:

Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren










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