Thread by @Monaheart1229

Here's everything you need to know about how each of the Dem candidates qualify for the first debate on June 26, 27 in Miami. This is a worthwhile read.
#ThursdayThoughts #BlueWave2020

2-According to the Federal Election Commission, there are 160 declared Democratic presidential candidates, but only 20 can qualify for the 1st debate (up from 5 in past elections) "The DNC has not announced which candidates have officially qualified, but POLITICO counts 18 who

3-"have met the party's criteria: Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, John Hickenlooper, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Tim Ryan, Sanders, Eric Swalwell, Elizabeth Warren,

4-"Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang. Marianne Williamson said she reached the donor threshold on Thursday. She is the only one of the 18 candidates to not hit the polling threshold. In addition, six candidates — Gillibrand, Inslee, Hickenlooper, Delaney, Ryan and Swalwell —

5-"who have hit the polling threshold have not publicly said they've reached the donor mark. What if more than 20 candidates meet at least one of the qualifying criteria: Then some will be left off the debate stages. To decide who makes it, the DNC will use a series of

6-"tiebreakers, with the first one prioritizing candidates who have surpassed both thresholds.If fewer than 20 candidates meet both the polling and donor thresholds, candidates who have met just the polling threshold will fill the remaining spots, starting with those who have the

7-"highest polling average. If there are still any spots remaining, candidates who met just the grassroots fundraising threshold will get on stage, in order of who has the highest number of unique donors.POLITICO has obtained the rules the DNC will use to calculate polling

8-"averages. The DNC will take the top three polling results for each candidate and divide by three, rounding to the nearest tenth of a percentage point. If there's a tie in the polling average between candidates (and it would lead to more than 20 candidates being on stage),

9-""candidates who are initially tied for the final qualifying spots will be ranked according to the total number of qualifying polls" in which the candidate broke 1 percent support, according to the rules..The candidates in the most immediate danger [of being left off the

10-"debate stage]are the ones who have only hit the donor threshold. If one or two people get left off, it’ll be someone like Williamson (or former Sen. Mike Gravel, whose campaign run by a group of teenage activists and is trying to make the debate stage by clearing the donor

11-"threshold). After that, look to the candidates who are polling incredibly low, but who have hit the poll threshold. Candidates like Delaney, Swalwell or Inslee — candidates who have hit one percent in a few polls, but have also posted goose eggs in others — could be at risk."

12-Here's the entire article:
politico.com/story/2019/05/…