The Democratic National Committee is again increasing its polling and fundraising requirements for presidential candidates to qualify for participating in the campaign’s sixth debate in December. To make the debate stage in Los Angeles, party officials announced Friday that candidates must have at least 200,000 unique donors and a minimum of 800 unique donors per state in at least 20 states. This week, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who didn’t meet the October debate requirements, announced he was ending his presidential bid to focus on running for reelection in the U.S. House. A dozen candidates qualified for this month’s crowded debate stage in Ohio, down from the 20 candidates who qualified in June and July. PBS NewsHour and Politico will co-host the Dec. 19 debate at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2019 16:52 UTC