Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer will have at least once more chance to qualify for next Democratic presidential debate before deadline, thanks to polls expected to be released Wednesday morning.
before the deadline, thanks to two new polls expected to be released Wednesday morning.
Steyer is just one qualifying poll away from joining the 10 other candidates who have already qualified for the mid-September debate. If he makes it, organizers have said they'll spread the debate over two nights, like the June and July debates, instead of one. Two pollsters — Quinnipiac University and USA Today/Suffolk University — have said they will release polls of the 2020 Democratic presidential race Wednesday, just under the wire before the Democratic National Committee's deadline closes.No other candidate is as close to qualifying as Steyer, who has been spending heavily on television advertisements to boost his name recognition after entering the race late.Those closest to qualifying behind Steyer are Hawaii Rep.
Candidates who likely won't be making it onto the stage this time around include Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney and Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan. To qualify for the ABC News-sponsored debate in Houston, candidates need to show by Wednesday that they have four polls registering 2 percent or more support, along with at least 130,000 individual donors to their campaigns, according to
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