What to know about the Feb. 19 presidential primary debate in Las Vegas
You know what they say, what happens in Las Vegas … will be broadcast and live-streamed around the world. Democrats will hold their ninth presidential primary debate Wednesday and this time the stage will have a fresh face.
Billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg, the former three-term mayor of New York City, qualified for his first debate after he climbed in polls and the Democratic National Committee decided to drop its grassroots fundraising threshold. That gives the five other candidates who made the stage a chance to take a swing at him before the Nevada caucuses Saturday and, more critically, ahead of Super Tuesday on March 3. Bloomberg, who made a late entry into the race, is counting on a strong showing on that day of coast-to-coast balloting after skipping the early contests, including Nevada.It will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific time and last two hours.
There were three ways to qualify for this debate: reach 10% in four polls between Jan. 15 and Feb. 18; reach 12% in two state-wide polls in South Carolina or Nevada during that same time frame; or gain at least one national delegate in Iowa or New Hampshire.Yep! Last month the DNC dropped its debate qualification requirement on grassroots fundraising. The change would allow voters to watch the surging Bloomberg, who has vowed not to take any campaign contributions, debate his rivals.
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