NIGHT ONE, Tuesday, July 30:
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:
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.
As soon as final candidate participation information is available, it will be posted.
Second Democratic Primary Debate of 2020
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 30-31, 2019 – 8:00pm-10:00pm
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: Detroit
Sponsors: TBD
Moderators: Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper
Candidates: TBD
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 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
Candidates: Due to the number of candidates, the DNC has broken the first debate into two evenings. Candidates will be selected at random for their placement on either day.
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.