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Democratic Debate Lineup: Sanders And Biden To Face Off

The lineups are set for the first Democratic presidential primary debates.

Among the debate matchups: Former Vice President Joe Biden, currently leading in primary polls nationally, will face off against Vermont senator and 2016 candidate Bernie Sanders, as well as California Sen. Kamala Harris and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Meanwhile, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will face New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Owing to the massive field of candidates, the DNC has spread the field across two, two-hour debates on June 26-27. It also made sure to split the candidates with the highest poll numbers evenly across both nights, to avoid a "kids table" debate situation. The Republican Party faced that criticism in its 2016 primary debates, when it put the lower-polling candidates in a separate debate from the higher-polling candidates.

Candidates for the June 26 debate: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Candidates for the June 27 debate: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet; former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; California Sen. Kamala Harris; former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; California Rep. Eric Swalwell; writer and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

To qualify for the debates, candidates had to amass 65,000 donors, spread across 20 states, or they had to get at least 1% support across three national or early-state polls.

Of the 23 major Democratic candidates, three did not qualify: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; Miramar, Fla., Mayor Wayne Messam; and Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton. Bullock on Thursday sent a letter to the DNC arguing that he did qualify, but the DNC has not changed its lineup.

The lineups were set by a manual drawing at NBC News headquarters in New York with a representative of each campaign present, the network said. After the groups were drawn, NBC decided who would go on which night. Their placements onstage will be decided later, based on polling.

The debates will air on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo at 9 p.m. ET on both nights.

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https://www.npr.org/2019/06/14/732735079/democratic-debate-lineup-sanders-and-biden-to-face-off

The first night is a gift to Liz Warren IMHO. The second night will be interesting. Bernie will outshine Biden!

No, Bernie will not outshine Biden. I understand we have different ideas as to who the democrats should nominate in the 2020 presidential campaign.

I want someone who can win the mid west and a national election. That person isn't Bernie. I like Bernie and all, but trying to convince America you can change everything overnight isn't a winning strategy.

TBH the way Liz Warren and Mayor Pete are rising in polls, I think it might end up between the two of them. Liz has some sound ideas. Pete is super intelligent, but too centrist on many things IMHO.

Either would beat Trump handily.

I really like a centrist. I know that's where we differ. I'm a supporter of Mayor Pete.

If he gets the nomination I will be too. Right now I'm rooting for Bernie and Liz in that order. After the field shrinks and I hear more from the others I might add to that list. I would have to say if progressives are out, my first choice of the rest would be Pete.

There are so many dems in the race, they should do the debates like March Madness.. set up a bracket based on current polling position and have debates, 1 vs 16, and so on... poll after the debate, winner advances, loser goes home.

And at the convention, they can play One Shining Moment.

Why didn't the Republicans think of that in 2016? It's possible it might have prevented the mess we're in now.