The Eleventh Debate: March 15, 2020, Washington, DC

(Originally scheduled as Phoenix, Arizona debate)

The Stage: CNN's Studio, Washington, D.C.

                      

Sunday, March 15, 2020 
Start time: 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time
Sponsors: CNN, Univision, and CHC Bold

View: CNN's homepage, CNNgo apps for iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Chromecast. 

         

The Moderators: 
CNN
Univision  
Dana Bash     
Ilia Calderon  
Jake Tapper
* Jorge Ramos was exposed indirectly to Coronavirus and will not participate.  

The Candidates: 

Name State On Stage

Total Delegate Allocation

Joe Biden DE Y >1
Bernie Sanders VT Y >1
Tulsi Gabbard HI DNQ 0

The Democratic National Committee also released the following qualification rules:

  • The Total Delegate Allocation will be calculated by adding together all delegates allocated by the Associated Press or CNN to candidates who are actively campaigning for the nomination, those who have suspended or otherwise discontinued their campaigns, and those allocated as “uncommitted.”
  • In the event that the Associated Press or CNN have not allocated a portion of the delegates available in any of the above contests due to the ongoing tabulation of votes, such unallocated delegates will not be counted in the Total Delegate Allocation.
  • The number of delegates needed to qualify for the March Debate will be calculated by multiplying the Total Delegate Allocation by 0.20 and rounding the result to the nearest whole number.
  • Each candidate’s delegate percentage will be calculated by dividing the number of pledged delegates allocated to them by the Associated Press or CNN by the Total Delegate Allocation and rounding the result to the nearest whole number.

Visit The Atlantic for a primer on the candidates in the race and the candidates who have dropped out. 

 


The Eighth Debate: February 7, 2020, Manchester, New Hampshire

Next debate: Wednesday, Feb. 19, NBC/Nevada Independent

The Stage: Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire

                      

Friday, February 7, 2020 
Start time: 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time

View: ABC News Live, Apple News, ABC News apps for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, or online (beginning 4:00 p.m.).

ABC News 
Apple News

WMUR-TV                               

The Moderators: 
ABC News
WMUR-TV  
George Stephanopoulos
Adam Sexto  
David Muir
Monica Hernandez             
Linsey Davis  

The Candidates: 

Name State On Stage All
Polls
Early State Polls >225k
Donors
1+ Iowa
Delegate
Joe Biden DE Y 15 7 x Y
Pete Buttigieg IN Y 14 5 x Y
Amy Klobuchar MN Y 8 2 x Y
Bernie Sanders VT Y 15 7 x Y
Tom Steyer CA Y 3 3 x No
Elizabeth Warren MA Y 15 7 x No
Andrew Yang NY Y 6 0 x No
Michael Bennet CO DNQ 0 0 <225k No
Michael Bloomberg
NY DNQ 7  DE <225k No
Tulsi Gabbard HI DNQ 2 0 x No
Deval Patrick MA DNQ 0 0 <225k No

 

To qualify for the eighth debate, a candidate must reach 5 percent support in at least four national or early-state polls, or 7 percent support in at least two early-state polls from qualifying polling organizations. Candidates must also have at least 225,000 unique donors, including at least 1,000 donors in at least 20 states or territories. Separately, candidates can also qualify if they won at least one national delegate via the Iowa caucuses. Information released by campaigns is used to determine whether a candidate has hit the donor threshold. If a campaign announced it had reached 225,000 donors but did not say whether it had at least 1,000 donors in 20 states or territories, we assumed that it had met the latter requirement, too.

 


 

The Seventh Debate: January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa

 

The Stage: Drake University, Des Moines, IA
                             Tuesday, January 14, 2020 
(how to watch online)
CNN
Des Moines Register      
The Moderators: 
Wolf Blitzer
Anchor, The Situation Room  
Abby Phillip
Political Correspondent, CNN  
Brianne Pfannenstiel
Chief Politics Reporter, Des Moines Register  

 

The Candidates: 

Name State On Stage 4/4
Polls
Early State Poll Threshold >225k
Donors
Joe Biden DE Y x   x
Pete Buttigieg IN Y x   x
Amy Klobuchar MN Y x   x
Bernie Sanders VT Y x   x
Tom Steyer CA Y   x x
Elizabeth Warren MA Y x   x
Andrew Yang NY DNQ 1 0 x
Michael Bennet CO DNQ 0 0 <225k
Michael Bloomberg
NY DNQ x   <225k
John Delaney MD DNQ 0 0 <225k
Tulsi Gabbard HI DNQ 0 0 x
Deval Patrick MA DNQ 0 0 <225k

LINK to official announcement from DNC with qualification criteria for this debate.

 


 

The Sixth Debate: December 19, 2019 in California

The Stage: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
                             Thursday, December 19, 2019 
(how to watch online)
PBS NewsHour
Politico      
The Moderators: 
Judy Woodruff Anchor & Managing Editor, PBS NewsHour  
Tim Alberta Chief Political Correspondent, POLITICO Magazine  
Amna Nawaz National Correspondent, PBS NewsHour  
Yamiche Alcindor White House Correspondent, PBS NewsHour  

 

The Candidates: 

Name State On Stage 4 of 4
Polls
>200k
Donors
Joe Biden DE Y x x
Pete Buttigieg IN Y x x
Amy Klobuchar MN Y x x
Bernie Sanders VT Y x x
Tom Steyer CA Y x x
Elizabeth Warren MA Y x x
Andrew Yang NY Y x x
Michael Bennet CO DNQ 0 <200k
Michael Bloomberg
NY DNQ 2 <200k
Cory Booker NJ DNQ 0 x
Julián  Castro TX DNQ 0 x
John Delaney MD DNQ 0 <200k
Tulsi Gabbard HI DNQ 3 x
Deval Patrick MA DNQ 0 <200k
Marianne Williamson   DNQ 0 <200k

Qualifying criteria per DNC



 

The Fifth Debate: November 20, 2019 in Georgia

 

The Stage: Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, GA
                            

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 
(watch replay on MSNBC.com)

MSNBC
The Washington Post      

 

The Moderators: 
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell Reports, MSNBC
Rachel Maddow The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC
Kristen Welker NBC News White House Correspondent
Ashley Parker White House Reporter, The Washington Post  

 

The Candidates: 

Name State On Stage 4 of 4
Polls
>165k
Donors

Joe Biden

DE

Y

x

x

Cory Booker

NJ

Y

x

x

Pete Buttigieg

IN

Y

x

x

Tulsi Gabbard

HI

Y

x

x

Kamala Harris

CA

Y

x

x

Amy Klobuchar

MN

Y

x

x

Bernie Sanders

VT

Y

x

x

Tom Steyer

CA

Y

x

x

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Y

x

x

Andrew Yang

NY

Y

x

x

Julián  Castro

TX

DNQ

0

x

Michael Bennet

CO

DNQ

0

<165k

Steve Bullock

MT

DNQ

0

<165k

John Delaney

MD

DNQ

0

<165k

Wayne Messam

FL

DNQ

0

<165k

Joe Sestak (entered 6/23)

PA

DNQ

0

<165k

Marianne Williamson   DNQ 0 <165k
Michael Bloomberg*** NY DNQ O <165k

*** Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has not officially entered the presidential race. We are monitoring the situation closely.

 


 

The Fourth Debate: October 15, 2019 in Ohio

 

The Stage: Otterbein University, Westerville, OH*
                            

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 
Watch the debate on your computer.

CNN
New York Times      

 

The Moderators:
           Erin Burnett 
 Anchor, Erin Burnett OutFront    
Anderson Cooper  Anchor, Anderson Cooper 360
Marc Lacey  National Editor, New York Times

 

The Candidates:   

Name State On Stage 4 of 4
Polls
>130
Donors

Joe Biden

DE

Y

x

x

Cory Booker

NJ

Y

x

x

Pete Buttigieg

IN

Y

x

x

Julián  Castro

TX

Y

x

x

Kamala Harris

CA

Y

x

x

Tulsi Gabbard

HI

Y

x

x

Amy Klobuchar

MN

Y

x

x

Beto O'Rourke

TX

Y

x

x

Bernie Sanders

VT

Y

x

x

Tom Steyer

CA

Y

x

x

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Y

x

x

Andrew Yang

NY

Y

x

x

Marianne Williamson

 

DNQ

1

x

Michael Bennet

CO

DNQ

0

<65k

Steve Bullock

MT

DNQ

0

<65k

John Delaney

MD

DNQ

0

<65k

Wayne Messam

FL

DNQ

0

<65k

Tim Ryan

OH

DNQ

0

<65k

Joe Sestak (entered 6/23)

PA

DNQ

0

<65k

 

 


 

The Third Debate: Sept. 12, 2019 in Texas 

 

The Stage: Texas Southern University*
          

 

Thursday, September 12, 5:00 p.m. PDT

Live stream video on ABCNews (English)

Live stream video on ABC Live (Spanish)  

 

ABC/Univision

* = information on TSU website indicates 6pm start time because the university is in Central Time Zone.

 

The Moderators:

George Stephanopoulos    

ABC News Chief, ABC        

David Muir

Anchor and Managing Editor "World News Tonight"         

Linsey Davis                   

ABC News Correspondent

Jorge Ramos                  

Univision Anchor

 

More information on abcnews.go.com                                                   

Official memorandum from the DNC

 

 

The Candidates:   

Name

State

On Stage

4 of 4
Polls

>130
Donors

Joe Biden

DE

Y

x

x

Cory Booker

NJ

Y

x

x

Pete Buttigieg

IN

Y

x

x

Julián  Castro

TX

Y

x

x

Kamala Harris

CA

Y

x

x

Amy Klobuchar

MN

Y

x

x

Beto O'Rourke

TX

Y

x

x

Bernie Sanders

VT

Y

x

x

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Y

x

x

Andrew Yang

NY

Y

x

x

Tom Steyer (entered 7/9)

CA

DNQ

3 of 4

x

Tulsi Gabbard

HI

DNQ

1 of 4

x

Marianne Williamson

 

DNQ

0

x

Michael Bennet

CO

DNQ

0

<65k

Steve Bullock

MT

DNQ

0

<65k

Bill de Blasio

NY

DNQ

0

<65k

John Delaney

MD

DNQ

0

<65k

Wayne Messam

FL

DNQ

0

<65k

Tim Ryan

OH

DNQ

0

<65k

Joe Sestak (entered 6/23)

PA

DNQ

0

<65k

Read the DNC's May 29, 2019 press release that announced the rules for candidates to qualify for this debate.

The DNC established two ways for candidates to qualify: fundraising and polling. To make the stage, candidates needed to have either at least 2 percent support in four qualifying polls and provide evidence of at least 130,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 400 different donors in at least 20 states. Qualifying contributions must be received by 11:59 P.M., August 28, 2019.


 

The Second Debate: July 30-31, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan

The Stage: Fox Theatre
          

 Tues., July 30, 5:00 p.m. PDT

CNN

 

 Wed., July 31, 5:00 p.m. PDT

CNN     

The Moderators:

        

Dana Bash                

CNN Chief Political Correspondent

 

Don Lemon                          

Anchor, CNN Tonight

Jake Tapper

Anchor, The Lead

The Candidates:   

Name

State

T / W

Polling

Donors

Joe Biden

DE

Wed

x

x

Bernie Sanders

VT

Tues

x

x

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Wed

x

x

Kamala Harris

CA

Wed

x

x

Cory Booker

NJ

Wed

x

x

Kirsten Gillibrand

NY

Wed

x

x

Amy Klobuchar

MN

Tues

x

x

Pete Buttigieg

IN

Tues

x

x

Tulsi Gabbard

HI

Wed

x

x

Jay Inslee

WA

Wed

x

x

Julián  Castro

TX

Wed

x

x

Andrew Yang

CA

Wed

x

x

Marianne Williamson

MT 

Tues

x

x

Beto O'Rourke

TX

Tues

x

x

Steve Bullock*

MT

Tues

x

 

Tim Ryan

OH

Tues

x

 

Michael Bennet

CO

Wed

x

 

Bill de Blasio

NY

Wed

x

 

John Hickenlooper

CO

Tues

x

 

John Delaney

MD

Tues

x

 

Seth Moulton

MA

x

x   

Wayne Messam

FL

x

x   

Mike Gravel

AK

x

  x 
Joe Sestak (entered 6/23) PA x Entered after deadline

Tom Steyer (entered 7/9)

CA

x

Entered after deadline
Eric Swalwell (dropped out 7/8)
       

The DNC established two ways for candidates to qualify: fundraising and polling. To make the stage, candidates needed to have either at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.


 

The First Debate: June 26-27, 2019 in Miami, FL

 

The Stage: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
          

 Wed., June 26, 6:00 p.m. PDT

NBC/Universal/Telemundo

 

 Thur., June 27, 6:00 p.m. PDT

NBC/Universal/Telemundo

 

 

 

The Moderators:

        

Savannah Guthrie                  

The Today Show

Lester Holt                            

NBC Nightly News

Chuck Todd

Meet the Press

Rachel Maddow

The Rachel Maddow Show

José Diaz-Balart

Noticia Telemundo

The Candidates:   

Name

State

W/Th

Polling

Donors

Joe Biden

DE

Thur

x

x

Bernie Sanders

VT

Thur

x

x

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Wed

x

x

Kamala Harris

CA

Thur

x

x

Cory Booker

NJ

Wed

x

x

Kirsten Gillibrand

NY

Thur

x

x

Amy Klobuchar

MN

Wed

x

x

Pete Buttigieg

IN

Thur

x

x

Tulsi Gabbard

HI

Wed

x

x

Jay Inslee

WA

Wed

x

x

Julián  Castro

TX

Wed

x

x

Andrew Yang

CA

Thur

x

x

Marianne Williamson

Thur

x

x

Beto O'Rourke

TX

Wed

x

x

Eric Swalwell

CA

Thur

x

Tim Ryan

OH

Wed

x

Michael Bennet

CO

Thur

x

Bill de Blasio

NY

Wed

x

John Hickenlooper

CO

Thur

x

John Delaney

MD

Wed

x

Steve Bullock

MT

x

Seth Moulton

MA

x

Wayne Messam

FL

x

Mike Gravel

AK

x

The DNC established two ways for candidates to qualify: fundraising and polling. To make the stage, candidates needed to have either at least 1 percent support in three qualifying polls, or provide evidence of at least 65,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 200 different donors in at least 20 states.