Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

DNC Gets the Debate Lineups Right — Mostly

Conventional qualifications haven’t been as helpful to hopefuls in this cycle.

December 11, 2019 at 1:14 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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It appears that the next Democratic presidential nomination debate lineup is set. Andrew Yang hit 4% in a fourth qualifying poll on Tuesday, and that means he’ll get the seventh and probably final invitation. Tulsi Gabbard remains on the bubble, needing a fourth poll by Thursday. She could still get it, but it’s looking less likely; for whatever it’s worth, she’s also said that she’s not planning to attend either way, although last time she said that she was just bluffing.