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One complication produced by the giant Democratic presidential field assembling for 2020 involves candidate debates. Republicans faced something similar in 2016 and decided to separate their candidates into two tiers based on polling results, with lesser candidates relegated to a preliminary “kiddie

In a 2015 presidential debate, Trump showed support for a widely debunked belief that vaccinations and autism are linked, claiming to know a 2-year-old girl who received the vaccine and then a week later was diagnosed with disorder.

This year, the DNC declared that candidates can qualify for the first two debates by earning at least 1 percent of the vote in three national or early-primary-state polls conducted by qualifying pollsters, or by receiving donations from at least 65,000 unique donors, including at least 200

Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), whose presidential campaign has been built on prioritizing climate change above all issues, is calling on the Democratic National Committee to host a presidential candidate debate solely on that one topic.

What better proving ground is there for Democratic hopefuls than to debate the issues deep in the heart of one of the reddest sectors of the state? It would be a great prep for the eventual nominee, heading into what figures to be a bruising battle against President Trump in America’s heartland.

Washington state Democrats are making a push for the third presidential primary debate to be held in Seattle. The state party announced Monday that it is asking Washingtonians to sign a public petition to the Democratic National Committee.

Washington state has never been much of a hotspot for presidential politics. The reliably blue state has never hosted a Democratic presidential primary debate; it doesn’t appear Republicans have ever held a debate here, either. Local officials — including Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan — think it’s time

No city better embodies the challenges of climate change than the setting for the first Democratic debate in June. At least 10 candidates who meet the Democratic National Committee’s set of polling and grassroots fundraising criteria will take the stage in Miami, a city that will face the threat of

Some Democratic candidates for president are adding Fox News to their campaign stops as the primary battle heats up, hoping to reach as many potential voters as possible. Why it matters: The debate among Democrats over whether or how the party should engage with Fox News is sowing division within

How many Democrats are running for president? It’s not a trick question. And it’s not an easy question to answer. Unfortunately, it’s also not a question we can really avoid. We’ll be writing about the Democratic primary for the next [checks notes] 16 months here at FiveThirtyEight, until the

DNC Chair Tom Perez has announced 12 presidential primary debates to be held over the course of the 2020 cycle, with the first two occurring in June and July of this year. Perez said his goals for the Democratic presidential primary debates are to (1) give the grassroots a bigger voice than ever