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There were even polls that had beto o'rourke 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 o'rourke 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 o'rourke, this is an opportunity to hit the reset button tonight, for cory booker, amy klobuchar. forrest of the field, the other six candidates who are going to be on the stage, th...

Riches. >> absolutely. >> but also ten candidates is a lot. what have you done to insure it's fair and will there be equal time? >> we've 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 don't think you can win the presidency without becoming an accomplished grassroots fund-raiser in 2020. >> that's you being practical and saying your party is not goi...

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. >> let's 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. here's 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 happens. the stage isn't even set yet but several democrats going in and taking shots at the white h...

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. here's a look at the candidates who qualified for the first debate. joe biden among them. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and kamala harris. here's who is out. montana's governor among the four left behind, already challenging the decision claiming he did meet the polling threshold needed to...

>> i'm sorry you didn't 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 i'm 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 on trump. my message is resonating strongly on the ground. it's the voters who will decide and not...