Article snippet: It’s crunch time for the candidates. Because the Democratic National Committee has tightened the requirements for the next debate, Wednesday is a crucial day. By midnight, those in the field of more than 20 candidates must show at least 2 percent support in four qualifying polls and donations from at least 130,000 unique donors, including 400 from each state in at least 20 states. Otherwise, they won’t make the stage. The requirements for candidates are essentially double those of the June and July debates, which required 1 percent support in three qualifying polls and 65,000 unique donors to participate. The debate, which will be hosted by ABC News and Univision, is slated for Thursday, Sept. 12, with a second night added Sept. 13, should more than 10 candidates qualify. Here’s where things currently stand: Those who are definitely getting up on that stage as of Tuesday are: Former vice president Joe Biden, Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former HUD official Julián Castro, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Amy Klobuchar, former congressman Beto O’Rourke, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and businessman Andrew Yang. Marianne Williamson last week said she crossed the donor threshold to participate but has not yet received the required support in polls. An aggressive ad buy from Tom Steyer helped push him past the donor requirement, but he still needs one more qualifying poll to participate. Prior to reported last week that she needed t... Link to the full article to read more