In election news, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of the presidential race after failing to qualify for the next Democratic debate on September 12, which required candidates to have 130,000 unique donors and at least 2% support in four official polls. Just 10 of the 20 remaining candidates qualified: former Vice President Joe Biden; Senator Cory Booker; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro; Senator Kamala Harris; Senator Amy Klobuchar; former Congressmember. Beto O’Rourke; Senator Bernie Sanders; Senator Elizabeth Warren; and former tech executive Andrew Yang.
Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race as Just 10 Dems Qualify for Sept. Debate
HeadlineAug 29, 2019
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