When I ran for chair 2 years ago, I said that to take back the presidency, Democrats have to lead with our values. I made a commitment to conduct a presidential primary process that is transparent, fair, inclusive, and puts us in the best possible position to win in 2020. 1/
That began with the historic reforms to expand and increase trust in our party. Today, it continues by conducting party business fairly, transparently, and inclusively throughout the 2020 primary process. 2/
To that end, we have listened and learned about debate experiences from a wide array of Democrats. So today, I’m happy to announce @TheDemocrats’ framework for some key elements of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate process. 3/
Today, @TheDemocrats are announcing 12 presidential primary debates over the course of the 2020 cycle: Six debates in 2019 and six debates in 2020. The first two of these debates will be in June and July 2019. 4/
The DNC is going to be announcing more details on specific dates, locations, and sponsors in 2019. My goal in this framework is to give our grassroots supporters a bigger voice than ever before. 5/
It’s important to showcase our candidates on an array of media platforms, to present opportunity for vigorous discussion about issues, ideas and solutions, and of course — to reach as many potential voters as possible. 6/
That is how we will put our nominee in the strongest position possible to take back the White House, and how we will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot. We're committed to transparency in this process — you can read more here: thebea.st/2RdKyCY 7/7
