Ninth Debate: Wed, Feb 19th, 9pm ET

Watch: NBC News and MSNBC

Location: Paris Theater, Las Vegas, NV

Sponsors: NBC News, MSNBC, Nevada Independent

Current Qualified Candidates: Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, and Warren

Moderators: Vanessa Hauc, Lester Holt, Hallie Jackson, Jon Ralston, and Chuck Todd

The Nevada Caucuses will then be held Three days later on February 22nd.

In order to Qualify for the Nevada Debate, Candidates are required to meet either a Delegate Threshold OR a Polling Threshold. The Delegate Threshold requires the Candidate to have been Allocated at least One Pledged Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from either Iowa or New Hampshire.

In order to meet the Polling Threshold, Candidates must meet either a Four-Poll Threshold or an Early State Polling Threshold. To meet the Four-Poll Threshold, Candidates must have 10% or more Support in at least Four Polls, which can be National Polls or Nevada and/or South Carolina Single-State Polls, according to the DNC. The Early State Polling Threshold can be met if Candidates receive 12% or more Support in Two-Single State Polls in South Carolina and/or Nevada.

In order for a Poll to Qualify, it must be Sponsored by One of 14 Qualifying Polling Sponsors, which include Organizations such as: The Associated Press, NPR, or The New York Times. The Poll must also be Publicly Released between January 15th and February 18th at 11:59 p.m.

This is the First Debate to Depart from the Donor Threshold Requirement that was Integral earlier in the Debates, which Opens the possibility for Former Three-Term New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to take the Stage.

Despite forgoing the Donor Requirement, this Debate does have the most Rigid Qualification Criteria yet.

As of today, Sen. Michael Bennett (CO), Former Gov. Deval Patrick (MA), and Andrew Yang, Dropped Out.










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