5 Things to Know about the Democratic Primary Debates

Whether or not you support President Trump it is important that you keep up with the Democratic candidates. More than 20 Democratic candidates are pursuing the nomination. These debates will give key insight to who these people are and what they stand for. Here's what you need to know!

1. How will they work?
The set up for the debates this year was a concern as there are more candidates than ever before. But, ultimately, the committee has decided to hold two nights of debates. Each night 10 democratic candidates will take the stand to debate.



2. When will they be?
Overall there will be a total of 12 primary debates in the coming months, but the first set will take place soon. The first two days of the debates will be Wednesday June 26 and Thursday June 27 from 9-11pm ET.
3.  Where can I watch it?
You can watch it on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo.

4. Who are the candidates?

• Bill de Blasio
• Tim Ryan
• Julian Castro
• Cory Booker
• Elizabeth Warren
• Beto O’Rourke
• Amy Klobuchar
• Tulsi Gabbard
• Jay Inslee
• John Delaney
• Marianne Williamson
• John Hickenlooper
• Andrew Yang
• Pete Buttigieg
• Joe Biden
• Bernie Sanders
• Kamala Harris
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Michael Bennet
• Eric Swalwell

5. How where these people chosen?
Since there were so many people that announced that they were running, there had to be cuts when it came time to get serious and start the debates. So, in order to cut down the list of candidates, the Democratic National Convention has made some requirements. Those requirements say that the candidates have to have campaign contributions from at least 65,000 people and that they hit the 1% threshold in three separate polls. Those twenty names listed above were the lucky candidates to meet those two requirements and make it to the first democratic presidential primary debates of 2019!