Candidates taking the stage at Loyola Marymount University will seek to break through as impeachment dominates the headlines
- Full story: seven candidates seek their star moment
- Analysis: why California is now a primary powerhouse
Only seven candidates will participate in today’s debate -- the smallest number so far. To qualify for a spot on the stage, candidates had to prove that they had received contributions from at least 200,000 unique donors and meet one of two polling requirements.
They either had to poll at higher than 6% in two polls in the four early nominating states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) or they had to poll at 4% or higher in four polls of early nominating states or four national surveys. Neither Cory Booker nor Julián Castro qualified — leaving Andrew Yang as the only non-white candidate participating tonight.
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The sixth Democratic presidential debate is about a half an hour away, so it’s time to reintroduce the candidates who will be on stage tonight.
Here they are in in terms of their proximity to center stage, which was determined by recent polling:
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