Tom Steyer Qualifies for October Democratic Presidential Debate

Billionaire Tom Steyer has Qualified for the October Democratic Primary Debate, becoming the 11th Candidate to do so.

Steyer crossed the Threshold after receiving 2% in a CBS News/YouGov Poll conducted in Nevada and released Sunday. To Qualify for the Debate, Candidates need to get at least 2% in Four Polls Approved by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Donations from 130,000 Unique Donors. Steyer had already gotten 2% in Three Polls and has already hit the Donor Mark. Despite the New Poll, Steyer won’t be in the September Debate, which will take place this Thursday in Houston.

With Steyer making his Debut on either Oct. 15th or 16th, when the Next Debate will be held in Ohio. Steyer's Qualification Expanded the Debate to Two Nights. The DNC has previously said it will not have more than 10 Candidates Onstage on One Night. When asked about the October Debate, a DNC Spokesperson said the Committee has "the option of two nights" but Declined to Comment when asked if Each Night would Now be Limited to 10 Candidates.

ABC News will Host the 3rd Democratic Primary Debate at Texas Southern University in Houston on September 12th. Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, "World News Tonight" Anchor David Muir, ABC News Correspondent Linsey Davis, and Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos will Moderate the Debate on Thursday. It will air across ABC, Univision with a Spanish translation, locally on KTRK-TV. and on ABC News Live. The Streaming Channel is available on the ABCNews.com website and apps, as well as Hulu Live, The Roku Channel, Facebook Watch, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Apple News, and Twitter.

The Ten Candidates Debating Thursday: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang, All Automatically Qualify for the October Debate.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2nd District) is the next most likely Candidate to Qualify for the October Debate, needing 2 additional Qualifying Polls.









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