The first televised debates for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are less than two months away. Here's everything you need to know about how candidates qualify for the first debate.
Then some will be left off the debate stages. To decide who makes it, the DNC will use a series of tiebreakers, with the first one prioritizing candidates who have surpassed both thresholds.
If fewer than 20 candidates meet both the polling and donor thresholds, candidates who have met just the polling threshold will fill the remaining spots, starting with those who have the highest polling average. If there are still any spots remaining, candidates who met just the grassroots fundraising threshold will get on stage, ranked according to who has the highest number of unique donors.will use to calculate polling averages.
And there’s still some would-be “serious” candidates who aren’t even in the race yet, but could qualify — like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock or Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams. The candidates in the most immediate danger are the ones who have hit only the donor threshold. If one or two people are left off, it’ll be someone like Williamson .
After that, look to the candidates who are polling incredibly low, but who have hit the poll threshold. Candidates like Delaney, Swalwell or Inslee — candidates who have hit 1 percent in a few polls but have also posted goose eggs in others — could be at risk.
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