Biden, Sanders, Warren, lead pack

Only 10 Democrats will speak during the primary debate in the presidential election next month, next month, as the blurred terrain begins to shrink.

ABC News unveiled Thursday the programming of the debate scheduled for September 12 in Houston. Unlike the two debates that brought together 20 Democrats for two nights, the next event will bring together all qualified candidates on the same stage.

In a primary poll, where the national ballot has found three candidates separated from the rest of the pack, the debate gives the less well-known candidates a chance to put forward their point of view with a national platform. For the first time, former vice president and leader, Joe Biden, will be on the same stage as any other leading candidates who wish to stand out.

Here are the qualified candidates for the Houston debate, ranked according to their ranking in the national RealClearPolitics polls:

• Biden
• Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
• Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
• Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif.
• South Bend, Indian Mayor Pete Buttigieg
• Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
• Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J.
• Former representative Beto O & # 39; Rourke
• Former Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro
• Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.

Warren will have his first chance to share a stage of debate with Biden. Warren and Sanders have both called for more radical changes in the political and economic system than Biden, who wants more gradual changes in health care and climate change, among other issues.

The debate will take place from 20 hours. ET at 11 pm ET on September 12th.

To lead the debate, Democrats had to secure contributions from 130,000 unique donors and get support of 2% or more in four national or preliminary polls. A couple of candidates is right next door: billionaire activist Tom Steyer only needs one more ballot, while representative Tulsi Gabbard, representative of Hawaii, needs two more .

Democrats hammered the Democratic National Committee on the process of qualifying the debate. While Steyer was about to go on stage, some rivals argued that the former hedge fund manager had used his immense fortune to cover the first states with advertisements and buy support.

Others have claimed that the DNC was aimed at blocking candidates who have failed to make a place at the top of the list of more than 20 candidates. Some candidates could still qualify for the fourth debate even if they did not show up in Houston.

Several Democrats who have failed to earn primary schooling have dropped out in recent weeks because it has become apparent that they would not be qualified for debate.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Left the race on Wednesday. The former Colorado governor, John Hickenlooper, Washington Governor, Jay Inslee, representing Seth Moulton, D-Mass., And Representative Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Also canceled their bids. to the White House.

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