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"We're just asking the DNC to be more thoughtful about these thresholds to allow for more robust conversation up there on the debate stage. And at the end of the day, you know, people are going to vote soon, so I think they're going to do the work instead of the DNC," Castro said of the letter in anDemocratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks during the Democratic Polk County Steak Fry, Sept. 21, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks during the Democratic Polk County Steak Fry, Sept. 21, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.While the letter didn't put forth any specific criteria, it asked the DNC to revert back to"the previous criteria that allowed candidates to qualify to participate either via meeting a minimum polling threshold or meeting a number of grassroots donors to demonstrate broad-based support.
For the first two debates, candidates could meet either the polling or grassroots fundraising thresholds, but since the third debate, candidates have had to achieve both, and the thresholds have increased. The letter also asserts that"the escalating thresholds over the past few months have unnecessarily and artificially narrowed what started as the strongest and most diverse Democratic field in history before voters have had a chance to be heard."
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