Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang teeter on debate bubble

[brooklynite]

Politico

Tulsi Gabbard and Andrew Yang could get more airtime than ever to introduce themselves to America with just one more poll — or they could spend the December debate sitting at home.

Right now, six candidates — four white men and two white women — are set to take the stage for the Democratic primary debate co-hosted by POLITICO and PBS NewsHour on Dec. 19: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Elizabeth Warren. Gabbard and Yang are not among them, with only one week left before qualification closes.

For both Gabbard and Yang, being excluded from the debate stage could starve their long-shot campaigns of the oxygen that comes with the nationally televised platform — which has helped sustain their small-dollar fundraising and marginal poll numbers — as the rest of the field continues to winnow.

But if one or both qualify, they are likely to get greater shares of the speaking time than ever before. No debate thus far has included fewer than 10 candidates — and even if both Gabbard and Yang qualify, this one would include just 8 participants.

It's because they're minorities!!! What possible reason could people have to not support them otherwise?

[snowybirdie]

1. Time to

stop the amateurs in the race. The dilettantes in the race need to step back. It's getting serious.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Fingers crossed...

[Renew Deal]

5. You want Gabbard in the debate?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Did I say what they were crossed for?

[Renew Deal]

10. lol, good point

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. ;)

[Cha]

8. No, but I knew..

[50 Shades Of Blue]

11. LOL

If there were a hole in the bottom of my bottom most candidate tier, you would still need a powerful telescope to make out either of those two.

[msongs]

3. their campaigns are starved because they cannot attract interest nt

[hlthe2b]

4. I REALLY don't want to watch Gabbard pushing RW and Trumpist talking points.

If Yang makes it, fine by me. Gabbard just needs to go the hell away. I'm sure her favorite network will snap her up to attack the Dems each night.

[W_HAMILTON]

6. I'm hoping they miss out.

But I'm guessing there will be at least one crappy poll from New Hampshire where the MOE is like 8% and they both just barely meet the threshold and squeak in.

[irisblue]

9. this-"It's because they're minorities!!!". Wow

I am surprised by your statement here brooklynite.
Just wow

[customerserviceguy]

14. I took it

as being sarcastic.

[Horizens]

13. Inane

"It's because they're minorities!!!"

That's, perhaps, the most inane, absurd, baseless comment I've ever read here on DU.

[customerserviceguy]

15. Sarcasm, please! n/t

[redqueen]

16. Of course you had to add the sarcasm.

Smh

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