DNC And ABC Announce Candidates Participating In Third Democratic Presidential Primary Debate
August 29, 2019
Today, the DNC and ABC announced that 10 candidates have been invited to participate in the third Democratic presidential primary debate. Each candidate was invited based on qualification criteria agreed to by the DNC and ABC and announced in May 2019.
The debate will air on the ABC television network, on Univision with Spanish translation, and on ABC News Live, the network’s streaming channel. It will also be available on the ABCNews.com website and apps, as well as Hulu Live, The Roku Channel, and Facebook Watch, among other outlets.
The DNC and ABC previously announced that the third debate will take place on September 12 in Houston, Texas.
Based on the qualification criteria agreed to by the DNC and ABC and announced in May 2019, the following candidates have been invited to participate in the third primary debate:
Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. Cory Booker
Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Sec. Julian Castro
Sen. Kamala Harris
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Rep. Beto O’Rourke
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Mr. Andrew Yang