ORLANDO, Fla. — The first debates for the Democratic presidential primaries takes place later this month in Miami, and we now know the 20 candidates who qualified to be on the debate floor and which day they will take the stage.
The Democratic Party tweeted out the names of the candidates Thursday afternoon.
- Sen. Michael Bennet
- Vice President Joe Biden
- Sen. Cory Booker
- Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Sec. Julian Castro
- Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Rep. John Delaney
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Sen. Kamala Harris
- Gov. John Hickenlooper
- Gov. Jay Inslee
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Rep. Beto O’Rourke
- Rep. Tim Ryan
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Rep. Eric Swalwell
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren
- Ms. Marianne Williamson
- Mr. Andrew Yang
The candidates qualified for the debate through polling and/or grassroots fundraising thresholds. Not all of the Democratic candidates qualified.
The debates will take place over two nights, Wednesday-Thursday, June 26-27 in Miami. NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo are hosting the debates.
The candidates have been split into two groups of 10 via a lottery to determine who goes on stage each night. Here's the breakdown:
- June 26: Cory Booker, Bill de Blasio, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Tim Ryan, Elizabeth Warren.
- June 27: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, John Hickenlooper, Bernie Sanders, Eric Swalwell, Marianne Williamson, Andrew Yang.
This is the first in what will be several primary debates through January.
Spectrum News will be live in Miami, both on TV and our digital channels, to bring you complete coverage of the debate as part of Decision 2020.