Ten Dems qualify for September debates

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AUGUST 29, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand suspended her presidential campaign. Ten candidates have qualified for the third Democratic presidential primary debate in September.

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"Donald Trump is in general election mode while we’re still in primary mode. We see it in Ohio. He’s absolutely carpet-bombing Ohio online. We’re doing our best to respond.”

– David Pepper, Ohio Democratic Party chair

 
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Ten candidates have qualified for the third Democratic presidential PRIMARY DEBATE ([link removed])) in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 12, 2019: JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) , CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) , PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) , JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) , KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) , AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) , BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) , and ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) .

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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) campaign adviser Craig Hughes sent a letter ([link removed]) to the Democratic National Committee asking a series of questions about the debate criteria, including why some polling organizations were excluded as qualifiers and why information about future debate requirements had not yet been released.

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BIDEN is finishing his two-day tour of South Carolina ([link removed]) Thursday.

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The Police Benevolent Association, which represents the New York City Police Department, voted ([link removed]) no confidence in BILL DE BLASIO ([link removed]) and called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to remove him.

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BOOKER will campaign in Oklahoma ([link removed]) Thursday.

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CASTRO will be in Columbia, South Carolina ([link removed]) , attending a roundtable on gun violence Thursday.

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TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) criticized ([link removed]) the debate criteria in an interview on FOX News’ _Tucker Carlson Tonight_.

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KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND ([link removed]) suspended her presidential campaign Wednesday. She discussed her decision in an interview ([link removed]) with _The New York Times_.

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HARRIS posted a digital ad ([link removed]) about her Iowa bus tour as part of a six-figure advertising campaign in the state.

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KLOBUCHAR spoke ([link removed]) about gun violence policy Wednesday during a speech at the Nevada State AFL-CIO Convention.

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TIM RYAN ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) labor, trauma, and mindfulness in an interview with Lion’s Roar.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) hired ([link removed]) several new top staffers, including Abdul Henderson as deputy campaign manager for battleground states, Doug Rubin as senior adviser, and Jenna Narayanan as a senior finance adviser.

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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) is campaigning in South Carolina ([link removed]) Thursday.

 
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) announced ([link removed]) that he will make his first reelection campaign trip to the Bay Area on Sept. 17. Mike Pence ([link removed]) spoke ([link removed]) at the American Legion’s national convention in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

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In an interview ([link removed]) with _Vox_, BILL WELD ([link removed]) discussed his fiscal and climate policies as differences between him and TRUMP.

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