The list of Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination keeps growing as we approach the first debates of the primary season on June 26 and June 27 in Miami.
Qualifying candidates will be split into two fields of 10 appearing on back-to-back nights.
The Democratic National Committee set rules this year that only 20 candidates will be allowed to participate in the first debates. In order to qualify, a candidate must either have more than 65,000 individual donors to their campaign OR garner at least 1% in three or more designated polls.
According to Politico, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee secured a spot on the Democratic presidential debate stage after collecting the 65,000th individual donor of his campaign this week.
Candidates who reach both thresholds will get priority over those who only meet one. It's highly unlikely that more than 20 Democrats will meet both the polling and the fundraising criteria.
Inslee is the thirteenth person to "double qualify," joining Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang.
Nineteen candidates have met at least one threshold.
No word yet on whether the Republicans will hold any primary debates between Donald Trump and any challengers.
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