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Mnementh said:

The third debate. First two debates are held based on the original criteria.

Correct. As it should be. I very much want some of the more obscure candidates like Kirsten Gillibrand to have a real chance to gain the visibility and traction their campaigns badly need and the debates form the far and away best opportunity for that to happen, so I don't want the criteria getting stricter too terribly quickly. This pacing offers just enough time for a more obscure candidate to be seen and heard in a couple debates viewed by tens of millions of Americans and improve in the polls as a result if they're going to.