Intelligencer Aug. 13, 2019

When I wrote earlier about the third Democratic presidential debate, there was a lot of uncertainty about the impact the second debate might have on the polls to determine who will qualify for inclusion in the September 12 event (and for night two on September 13 if the qualifying field exceeds ten candidates). Now it’s pretty clear that none of the bottom-feeding candidates are taking off like a rocket. So most likely no more than a dozen — and perhaps just 11 — of the 23 Democrats running for president (24 if you count Wayne Messam as a serious candidate) are going to make the stage in Houston.

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