ATLANTA — The Democratic National Committee is upping the ante for its second round of presidential primary debates, doubling the polling and grassroots fundraising requirements from its initial summer debates. The second set of debates is on July 30-31 in Detroit . They went so far as to explain a series of tie-breakers if more than 20 candidates qualified. That grassroots energy was the impetus behind the fundraising metrics, which were developed in consultation with ActBlue, the left’s online fundraising clearinghouse that is helping DNC certify candidates’ fundraising measures. Besides the increased thresholds, it’s significant that candidates must meet both the polling and fundraising marks in the next round.

Source: National Post May 29, 2019 09:32 UTC