Campaign 2020 August 28, 2019

The Democrats: Who’s In? Who’s Out?

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 30: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (C) speaks while Marianne Williamson, (L-R), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, former Maryland congressman John Delaney, and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock take the stage at the beginning of the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 30, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. 20 Democratic presidential candidates were split into two groups of 10 to take part in the debate sponsored by CNN held over two nights at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Today could prove to be a significant day for the Democrats running for president, and a day that shows why polls still matter. A handful of Democratic candidates have been closely watching polls hoping to qualify for the upcoming ABC News debate. But there were no last-minute surprises. No new candidates reached the 2% threshold needed in polls to qualify for the September 12th event. Billionaire Tom Steyer, who had hoped to qualify in new polls released today, was the last one to find out he didn’t make it. That means just 10 candidates will take the stage, all on the same night.

Here’s who is in and who’s out.

CANDIDATES DEBATING SEPTEMBER 12th: