The Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday which of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have qualified to appear in the first debate on June 26 and 27.
Candidates who regularly top the polls, like former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), unsurprisingly made the cut. Lesser-known candidates Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), author Marianne Williamson, and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) also made it onto the stage.
The rest of the eligible candidates are: Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.); Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.); South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg; former Housing Secretary Julian Castro; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.); Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.); Washington Gov. Jay Inslee; former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas); and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.
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The Democrats who didn't qualify by gaining at least 1 percent support in three polls or receiving donations from 65,000 unique donors were: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel; Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam; and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.).
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