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Fund-raising quarter closed it just wasnt there. and if we didnt see a path to winning, there was no other reason to stay in. so i want to narrow this field and let others have their shot so we can get a nominee who can beat donald trump. >> as you talk about the fund-raising but also the people on that debate stage. i just went through some of those numbers. together democrats raised twice what trump individually raised in this quarter. but he brought in, you know, more than twice what any indi...

>> so then there are tie-breaker scenarios for candidates that might -- if 22 meet the threshold, then whats the tiebreaker? >> then we will look at -- first of all, if you -- there are two thresholds for the viewers. there is a polling threshold of 1%, or you have gotten 65,000 grassroots donor, including at least 200 from 20 states. thats the 1971 campaign finance laws about public financing and we modernized them. we didnt just pull that out of thin air. >> right. >> and so those are the two ...

Scenarios for candidates that might -- if 22 meet the threshold, then whats the tiebreaker? >> then we will look at -- first of all, if you -- there are two thresholds for the viewers. there is a polling threshold of 1%, or you have gotten 65,000 grassroots donor, including at least 200 from 20 states. thats the 1971 campaign finance laws about public financing and we modernized them. we didnt just pull that out of thin air. >> right. >> and so those are the two criteria. if somebody has reached...

In lordstown, a job that his father and grandfather held and barack obama saved the auto industry and donald trump promised that there would be no plant closures and there are, and we say were on your side. voters want to know whos got their back on the issues that matter most, and thats the democratic party. >> i want to talk a little bit about the sort of logistics here because theyre fascinating and obviously the dnc was very transparent, months ago said look, this is a threshold, and theres ...

Industry and donald trump promised that there would be no plant closures and there are, and we say were on your side. voters want to know whose got their back on the issues that matter most, and thats the democratic party. >> i want that talk about the logistics here, because theyre fascinating. >> yeah. >> and the dnc was very transparent. months ago said look this is a threshold. there are going to be 20 slots. the people who made the threshold are on the stage. there is another debate in july...

There were even polls that had beto orourke in double-digits. this was his average. i remember talking cory booker 20 years ago. they talked about him as a potential presidential candidate then. look what has happened since. beto orourke plummeted, more than five points off his average. booker is falling. klobuchar is falling. they have not lived up to the potential that they were talked about having. so for beto orourke, this is an opportunity to hit the reset button tonight, for cory booker, a...

Riches. >> absolutely. >> but also ten candidates is a lot. what have you done to insure its fair and will there be equal time? >> weve worked from the outoutset to make sure fairness is our north star. we made sure we gave the candidates all of the rules of engagement back in february. we established unprecedented access to the debate stage by establishing not only a polling threshold but a grassroots fubd raising threshold. i dont think you can win the presidency without becoming an accomplish...

Democrats set for the first debate of the 2020 campaign. jillian: they are rushing to break from the pack and set themselves apart. aishah hasnie joins us live and we now know who is in and out. >> lets look at the candidate to qualify for the first big debate. joe biden is in the mix, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, lots of big names. heres who is out. montana governor is among the four left behind, he is challenging the decision claiming he did meet the polling threshold. we will see what ha...

He is being held without bail. setting the stage, democrats set for the first debate of the 2020 campaign, the candidates rushing to break from the pack and set themselves apart. a big pack. aishah hasnie joins us in studio. we know who is in and out. bring us up-to-date. >> reporter: the invites are out. heres a look at the candidates who qualified for the first debate. joe biden among them. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and kamala harris. heres who is out. montanas governor among the four l...

>> im sorry you didnt make this first cut. i want to get your reaction to it and your take on the dnc rules. there was a donor thresholds and a polling threshold. you had to meet 1% in three different polls. do you think the rules gave every one a fair shake? >> no but im not here to cry over spilled milk. i understand stood maood gettin would make it difficult to get in the first debate. this first debate will not decide the field. what the dnc should be focused on is who is best able to take o...