SpokenTruth said:
UPDATE: The DNC has announced the new requirements for debate 11 on March 15 in Phoenix.
"To make the March 15 debate stage, candidates need to have been allocated at least 20% of the total number of pledged delegates allocated across all of the following contests: Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont and Washington. The allocations need to have been made by by 9 a.m. ET on March 15."
Basically, a candidate must have at least 20% of the total of all allocated delegates leading up to the debate night. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders obviously already meet this new, and only, threshold but Tulsi Gabbard only has 2% and is unlikely to gain any more in time.
It is not yet known if the same qualifications will apply to debate 12 though given the fact only 2 qualify for debate 11, it's a pretty safe bet they won't change it further.
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