Popular presidential hopeful Massachusetts’ Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters at a rally outside the New Hampshire State Forebears, after signing papers to officially enter the New Hampshire Primary race in Concord, New Hampshire on November 13, 2019.
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Ten candidates qualified for next week’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate even as the field trying to dispute President Donald Trump expands.
The Democratic National Committee announced the lineup for the event on Thursday. The debate, hostessed by the DNC, MSNBC and The Washington Post, will take place at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Here are the presidential hopefuls who will apportion the stage next week, in alphabetical order:
- Former Vice President Joe Biden
- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
- South Corner, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii
- Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Billionaire activist Tom Steyer
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
- Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
The discussion will take place less than three months before the Democratic nominating contests start with the Iowa caucuses in February. Harder qualifying standards that left candidates such as former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro on the utmost of the debate field seemingly aim to winnow the field as 2020 draws closer.
Instead, the field actually grew on Thursday as some Democrats clear-cut concerns about the ability of top contenders to defeat Trump next year. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined the spillway on Thursday, hoping to become a center-left alternative to the current field.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is also taking into consideration entering the race.
National and early state polls for weeks have found a top Democratic tier of Biden, Warren and Sanders. Some contemplates have also showed recent gains for Buttigieg and Gabbard, in particular. Harris has also seen her support in enumerates sag as she focuses her resources on Iowa.
Potential debate topics include candidates’ plans to expand access to health regard, U.S. trade talks with China and the now public House impeachment inquiry into Trump.
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