BREAKING: These are the 20 Democratic presidential candidates who have qualified to participate in the first 2-night DemDebate on NBCNews, MSNBC and TelemundoNews in Miami on June 26-27.
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg*Former Rep. John Delaney of MarylandSen. Kamala Harris of California*Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota*Rep. Eric Swalwell of CaliforniaThe DNC, which is sanctioning the debate, set two ways for candidates to qualify — fundraising and polling.
The candidates marked with an asterisk qualified through both polling and grassroots fundraising thresholds, the DNC said. The others qualified through polling only. Those who did not meet the threshold for the first debate include: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel; Miramar, Florida Mayor Wayne Messam; and Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts.
The two-night debate, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo, will take place on June 26 and 27 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami. The event will air live across all three networks from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m ET both nights. Ten candidates at a time will appear on stage, but the lineup for each night has not been determined, nor has where the candidates will stand. Both nights will have the same format, NBC News previously announced. It is the first of 12 primary debates the DNC has planned.will moderate the debateThe debate will also stream online free on NBC News' digital platforms, including NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, the NBC News Mobile App and OTT apps, in addition to Telemundo's digital platforms.
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