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Westerville To Host Next Democratic Presidential Primary Debate

Democratic candidates on stage at a presidential primary debate at Texas Southern University on Sept. 12, 2019.
Eric Gay
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Associated Press
Democratic candidates on stage at a presidential primary debate at Texas Southern University on Sept. 12, 2019.

The Democratic National Committee announced that the next Democratic presidential debate will be held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.

CNN and the New York Times will co-host on October 15, with the possibility that a second night may be added.

CNN's Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and the New York Times' Marc Lacey will moderate.

In their announcement Friday, the DNC says candidates must have a 2% polling threshold in four DNC-approved polls and at least 130,000 unique donors, including 400 per state from at least 20 states, to qualify.

As for Friday afternoon, the broadcaster says 11 candidates report they've met the qualifications. That includes:

  • Joe Biden
  • Cory Booker
  • Pete Buttigieg
  • Julián Castro
  • Kamala Harris
  • Amy Klobuchar
  • Beto O'Rourke
  • Bernie Sanders
  • Tom Steyer
  • Elizabeth Warren
  • Andrew Yang
Tana Weingartner earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in mass communication from Miami University. Most recently, she served as news and public affairs producer with WMUB-FM. Ms. Weingartner has earned numerous awards for her reporting, including several Best Reporter awards from the Associated Press and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and a regional Murrow Award. She served on the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors from 2007 - 2009.
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