The Democratic National Committee announced the long-awaited list of 20 presidential contenders appearing in prime-time on the first Democratic debate stages – the largest and most significant gathering of the crowded field so far on the campaign trail.
Before the sprawling field grew to 23 candidates, the national Democratic party capped the debates at 20.
The last-minute clarification upended predictions for the first debate stages, as Bullock's qualification hinged on one of the ABC News/Washington Post polls. The DNC debate rules, which were first announced in February, included ABC News and The Washington Post in a list of qualifying poll sponsors. The first ABC News/Washington Post poll of the Democratic field was released in January.
The DNC did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment before they announced the participants. Twenty candidates total will participate , with the lineups for each night chosen at random and announced on Friday for the June debates. The first of the party's 2020 presidential primary debates will take place over two nights, on June 26 and 27 in Miami, Florida at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The June debate will be hosted by NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, and the July debate by CNN.
mehdirhasan F! the DNC. And quit calling these “debates”.
mehdirhasan Can we just take the majority of these assholes and call them Hillary Clinton 2.0? Really, does anyone give a damn about John Hickenlooper or Jay Inslee? Who in their right mind thinks we need another centrist corporate Democrat?
mehdirhasan Playoffs!!!
Wouldn't you just love to hear this song playing in the background as they take the stage?
There are literally 8 names on there that I've never heard of before. The D's better get their act together because that list is mighty long! (PS: My Rep, Swawell, is one odd-duck. Luckily, he has no chance).
WHO?
Register to vote. Vote for WHOEVER gets the nod to defeat the WORST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY!
What a zoo!! Wackos, queers, socialists, POCAHONTAS, and generally unhappy and totally incapable PEOPLE. What happened to the democrat party?
Andrew Yang is going to put all the other canidates to shame. He's calm, genuine, and solution oriented.
Qualifying? BilldeBlasio 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌🏽✌🏽
So promises to brake. Immigration reform. Tax brakes for those who donate. Abortion....yes? No? Maybe? Can you repeat the question? Government transparency. I don't understand the question. Big corporation tax brakes, only for those I have stock in. Is my nose growing? 😈
Please be a deathmatch. Please be a deathmatch.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Benchwarmer All-Stars.
More people on stage than watching at home! Trump2020
You could still take ten more off this list and have a good debate.
A circus act with each socialist spewing only hatred for Trump and not the platform they are running on. And then there's sleepy uncle Joe, he will say something stupid or sniff someones hair. MAGA2020 KAGA2020 TDS DemocratsAreEvil
I know you’re soooooooo excited, impartial “firefighters,” but so are WE!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Debates.”
How many are white? Old? Male? Truly can’t wait to see what the fascist drag into 2020.
What a shit show
So many 'who is that?' and so many 'hahahas'. Only thing that will make it better is if maddow is the moderator.
No way DeBlasio and Swalwell made the cut without some backstage finagling.
BREAKING: Trump's reelected.
Eric must be so happy right now.
20? Come on
20 losers
Mayor PETE AMERICA !! YOU'RE WELCOME
Hilarious group. Name ONE accomplishment from the group...one. ThesePeopleAreStupid ThesePeopleAreSick WalkAwayFromDemocrats LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder SocialismKills
The list....ex.... how about former I didn’t like ex, it implies they were fired
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