Fourth Primary Debate of 2020
Tuesday-Wednesday, October 15-16, 2019
Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio
Sponsors: The New York Times, CNN
Moderators: Marc Lacey, Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett
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Qualifications: Candidates qualified for third debate are qualified for fourth debate.
More than ten candidates have qualified; therefore, a second debate night will be held.
A candidate must hit two percent or more in at least four qualifying polls.
S/He also needs to have 130,000 unique donors.
Candidates: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Billionaire Tom Steyer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
Final candidates qualified for debate will be posted as soon as available.
Third Democratic Primary Debate of 2020
Thursday, September 12, 2019
WATCH: ABC News – YouTube – Video
Aired On: ABC and Univision
Location: Texas Southern University, Houston
Sponsors: ABC and Univision
Moderators: Linsey Davis. David Muir, Jorge Ramos, George Stephanopoulos
Candidates: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
Qualifications: A candidate must hit 2 percent or more in at least four qualifying polls between June 28 and August 28, 2019. S/He also needs to have 130,000 unique donors.
Second Democratic Primary Debate of 2020
Aired On: CNN
Live Stream: Live stream on CNN.com, CNN en Español, CNN apps for iOS and Android, and on the CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Android TV; simulcast on CNN International.
Location: The Fox Theatre, Detroit
Moderators: Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper
Qualifications: A candidate will need to either have at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 individual donations from a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.
NIGHT ONE, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 | 8:00pm-10:00pm
WATCH: NBC News – Video
Steve Bullock
Pete Buttigieg
John Delaney
John Hickenlooper
Amy Klobuchar
Beto O’Rourke
Tim Ryan
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Marianne Williamson
NIGHT TWO, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | 8:00pm-10:00pm
WATCH: NBC News – Video
Michael Bennet
Joe Biden
Cory Booker
Julián Castro
Bill de Blasio
Tulsi Gabbard
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kamala Harris
Jay Inslee
Andrew Yang
The July 30-31 debates will feature opening and closing statements and two hours of debate time each night. Candidates will be given 60 seconds to respond to a moderator-directed question and 30 seconds for responses and rebuttals. Both debates will air at 8:00pm for two hours each night.
- Colored lights will be used to help the candidates manage their remaining response times: 15 seconds = yellow; 5 seconds = flashing red; no time remaining = solid red.
- A candidate attacked by name by another candidate will be given 30 seconds to respond.
- There will be no show of hands or one-word, down-the-line questions.
- A candidate who consistently interrupts will have his or her time reduced.
- Questions posed by the moderators will appear on the bottom of the screen for television viewers.
First Democratic Primary Debate of 2020
Aired On: NBC News, MSNBC, Telemundo
Live Stream: NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, NBC News Mobile App, OTT apps, Telemundo digital platforms
Location: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
Sponsors: NBC News, MSNBC, Telemundo
Moderators: Lester Holt, Savannah Gutherie, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow Joe Diaz-Balart
Qualifications: A candidate will need to either have at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 individual donations from a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.
First Night: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | 9:00pm-11:00pm
WATCH: NBC News – Video
Elizabeth Warren
Beto O’Rourke
Cory Booker
Julian Castro
Tulsi Gabbard
Jay Inslee
Amy Klobuchar
Bill de Blasio
John Delaney
Tim Ryan
Second Night: Thursday, June 27, 2019 | 9:00pm-11:00pm
WATCH: NBC News – Video
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Pete Buttigieg
Kamala Harris
Kirsten Gillibrand
Michael Bennet
Marianne Williamson
Eric Swalwell
Andrew Yang
John Hickenlooper
For additional DNC Debate schedule, please visit here.