Bullock qualifies for second Democratic debate

[demmiblue]

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s campaign said on Tuesday that he has qualified for the second round of Democratic presidential debates in July after notching 1 percent in a CBS News–YouGov poll released over the weekend.

“As the only candidate who has won a Trump state, we are excited that Governor Steve Bullock’s important voice will be on the stage for the second debate,” Bullock’s campaign manager, Jennifer Ridder, said in a statement.

In order to qualify for the first round of debates, candidates had to either amass support from 65,000 unique donors or score at least 1 percent in three polls. The deadline to meet those thresholds for the first debates passed last week.

Bullock ultimately failed to make the stage for the first debates this month after securing 1 percent in only two qualifying polls. He was initially thought to have qualified for that debate until the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced that it would exclude a Washington Post–ABC News poll in January that showed him with 1 percent support.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/449075-bullock-qualifies-for-second-democratic-debate

[thesquanderer]

1. but still might not make the cut.

If more than 20 qualify, even some who qualify will be cut.

[Merlot]

2. Hopefully by the second debates some will have dropped out.

[question everything]

7. Right. Starting with the guru and deBlasio

[brooklynite]

3. NO, he HASN'T

He's met ONE threshold for debate entry; but because there are more than 20 candidates, he'll also be ranked on the second (130,000 individual contributions).

[crazytown]

4. Not correct.

the 130,000 / 2% cutoffs come in on the third debate.

[mtnsnake]

5. Bullock is going to end up surprising a lot of people if he gets a chance to be heard.

He could be a very pleasant surprise before this race is over.

[question everything]

6. When is the second debate?

I thought the next one was going to be in August?