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Democrats excluded from debate face battle for survival | TheHill

posted onAugust 30, 2019
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Article snippet: In the past 10 days, three Democratic candidates — Washington Gov. MORE (N.Y.) — have suspended their campaigns. But others are soldiering on in hopes of qualifying for future debates, and of winning converts among voters in Iowa and New Hampshire who will be the first to allocate delegates. “I think that the debate is missing something without me in it. But you know, we still know that we’re five and a half months from the Iowa caucuses, which is the first time that actual voters get to express a preference,” Montana Gov. MORE (D) told The Hill in an interview. “Actual voters are still off on summer vacation. We’ve got a long way to go.” Bullock said he has not considered ending his campaign, which he launched in April. His campaign has hired 25 staffers in Iowa, and he has several multi-day swings through the first-in-the-nation caucus state in the works. Former Rep. MORE (D-Md.), who has poured more than $23 million into his own presidential campaign, said he had “no intention of leaving the race” before Iowa’s February caucuses. “I don’t have any pressure — financial pressure or political pressure — to drop out of the race,” Delaney told The Hill. “There’s nothing between now and the Iowa caucus that is going to change my opinion.” Democratic strategists said candidates who miss the debate stage will face inevitable questions of whether they can — or should — continue their campaigns. The most existential challenge any low-polling campaign faces is financial.... Link to the full article to read more

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