Today is the final day for candidates to qualify for the September 12 Democratic presidential candidate debate in Houston
Tom Steyer fell prey to a drop in the number of polls being taken in August. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images . Barring an unexpected last-minute poll, the field should be limited to the maximum number that can be accommodated on a single stage under the rules set by the DNC and debate sponsor ABC.
It’s always possible that some state poll will be released before qualifying ends at midnight tonight, which could especially benefit Steyer, who bought heavy TV and digital advertising in the early states. But none are expected. It looks like Steyer and Gabbard may have both fallen victim to the reluctance of pollsters to do late-summer surveys at a time when Americans are presumably distracted by vacations, the beginning of a new school year, and other seasonal pastimes.
To the relief of many of us who have to spend evenings watching candidate debates, Steyer’s and Gabbard’s apparent whiffs at qualifying means a single debate in September with all qualifying candidates sharing a stage — no “lotteries” to determine who is where, and no odd matchups that avoid long-awaited face-to-face confrontations .
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