DNC announces Oct. 15 date for debate

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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Saturday it will hold its fourth presidential primary debate on Oct. 15 in Ohio.

The DNC will hold a second night for the debate on Oct. 16 if more than 10 candidates qualify. The event’s specific location in the Buckeye State has yet to be announced. 

The DNC’s announcement that the fourth debate will be held in Ohio comes as the party works to regain lost ground in the Rust Belt. President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE won Ohio, a traditional swing state, by about 8 points in 2016.

“We’re excited to partner with the DNC to bring the next sanctioned presidential debate to Ohio,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper in a statement. “As is happening across the nation, Democrats are energized, formerly Republican suburbs are trending blue and voters across the state are waking up to Donald Trump’s many broken promises. Those are some of the numerous reasons that the president’s approval numbers in Ohio have tumbled 20 points since he took office.”

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Candidates will have to garner 130,000 unique donors and hit 2 percent in four DNC-approved polls to qualify for the debate. Those are the same thresholds for the debate slated for next month.

The 10 Democrats who have already hit the two thresholds for the September debate stage automatically qualify for the October event.

Candidates who fall short for the September event could still qualify for the October debate, with the deadline to hit the donor and polling marks falling two weeks before Oct. 15.

Of the 10 candidates who have failed to make the stage in September, billionaire philanthropist Tom SteyerTom SteyerBloomberg wages war on COVID-19, but will he abandon his war on coal? Overnight Energy: 600K clean energy jobs lost during pandemic, report finds | Democrats target diseases spread by wildlife | Energy Dept. to buy 1M barrels of oil Ocasio-Cortez, Schiff team up to boost youth voter turnout MORE is the closest to qualifying, needing only one more survey that meets the DNC’s threshold after meeting the donor criteria. Steyer has yet to make any of the debates after launching his presidential campaign shortly before the July debate.

Rep. Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardGabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process 125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid pandemic MORE (D-Hawaii), who also met the donor requirement, needs two more surveys. She made the stage in the previous two debates.

But the pressure is on for candidates to boost their efforts to qualify for the October event, as missing out on back-to-back debates could make it even harder to climb in the polls or attract new donors.

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