Debate deadline day: 20 candidates set to crowd the stage in Detroit

The field is set for the second round of Democratic primary debates — and a number of candidates will go in knowing it will be their last unless they do something big

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Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee’s polling and fundraising thresholds for later debates are set to rise significantly, putting pressure on lesser-known candidates.Sign Up Qualification for the July debate officially closes at 12 a.m. Wednesday morning, but the composition of the public polls released so far make it all but impossible for the debate lineup to shift before then.

In addition to Gravel, several other current and former Democratic officeholders did not qualify for the July debates: Wayne Messam, Seth Moulton and Joe Sestak. Tom Steyer, the billionaire financier who just entered the presidential campaign, also failed to qualify.

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