Tom Steyer set to miss Nevada debate

There will be a billionaire on the debate stage Wednesday in Las Vegas. It just probably won’t be the one who's actually running in Saturday's Nevada caucuses.

To qualify for Wednesday's debate — the ninth of a planned dozen meetings — candidates need to hit 10 percent in four polls approved by the Democratic National Committee , or win at least one delegate out of Iowa or New Hampshire to the national convention. Steyer's campaign has cried foul at his likely exclusion, arguing that his strength in Nevada and South Carolina is more than sufficient to warrant a spot on stage. Their evidence includes the release of an internal campaign survey on Tuesday showing Steyer at 18 percent in Nevada, trailing only Sanders and Biden .

“It just seems pretty frankly disenfranchising to voters in Nevada and South Carolina that their voices aren’t being heard … given there’s been one poll in both states that’s qualifying,” Heather Hargreaves, Steyer’s campaign manager, told POLITICO. “There’s no opportunity to actually meet the criteria because there’s no polls.”

The DNC, which has rebuffed previous calls to alter its criteria, declined to comment for this story. Jon Ralston, the editor of The Nevada Independent, which is both hosting the debate and is a DNC-approved poll sponsor, has said his publication is not commissioning a pre-caucus poll, citing survey costs, early voting and uncertainty about turnout.

gee darn, we only get one billionaire on stage?

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