The prayers of ABC News executives and the media at large have been answered: The next round of Democratic primary debates will be only one night.
The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday which Democratic presidential candidates had met the donor and polling thresholds for the ABC News-hosted September debates. There will officially only be one debate on Sept. 12 with 10 candidates on the stage, and their podium order will be announced later Thursday, ABC News said. Here's who made it:
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