An all-female panel will moderate November's Democratic debate for MSNBC. (via CNBCMakeIt)
The next Democratic presidential primary debate will be held next month in Georgia with a panel of four female journalists moderating the conversation,Rachel Maddow, who moderated the debate in June, will be joined by Andrea Mitchell, host of "Andrea Mitchell Reports" on MSNBC; Kristen Welker, NBC News' White House correspondent; and Ashley Parker, a White House reporter for The Washington Post. The debate, which is scheduled to take place on Nov. 20 from 9 to 11 p.m.
Mitchell, who also serves as NBC News' chief foreign affairs correspondent, tweeted out her excitement about the news and said she's "thrilled to be part of this team." November's debate, which is co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, will likely include fewer candidates than the 12 who participated in October's debate. Right now, according toTo make the cut, MSNBC says each candidate has to receive monetary contributions from 165,000 unique donors, including 600 unique donors in 20 states.
So far, Vice President Joe Biden; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; California Sen. Kamala Harris; billionaire Tom Steyer; entrepreneur Andrew Yang; and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar have all qualified for the next debate. Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former Housing Secretary Julián Castro have until Nov. 13 to meet the necessary qualifications.
November's debate will not be the first presidential event to feature a lineup of women moderators. In January 2016, Trish Regan and Sandra Smith moderated one of two Republican presidential debates. And in February 2016, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff moderated a Democratic debate., only four women have been the sole moderator of a general election presidential debate.
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