Several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates accused Michael Bloomberg of buying his way into the Democratic Party debates Friday after the Democratic National Committee announced changes to its debate-qualification thresholds that appear to benefit the former New York City mayor.
The DNC will no longer require candidates to reach a threshold of the number of donors in order to qualify for its Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas, according to the outlet.
The change would seem to help Bloomberg the most of any Democrat since the billionaire is funding his campaign entirely on his own.
The DNC's filings show that Bloomberg contributed more than $1.1 million late in 2019 to the party and a joint fundraising committee the DNC operates.
The records show that Bloomberg made three donations of $106,500 to the DNC itself and another $800,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee for the DNC and state Democratic parties.
Bloomberg's campaign manager, Kevin Sheekey, praised the DNC's move and told Politico he is "Thrilled" that Bloomberg will likely appear in Las Vegas.
A DNC spokeswoman defended the rules change and said the donor threshold is not as useful a metric as it was in the earlier debates.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/31/bloomberg-dnc-debate/
The DNC will no longer require candidates to reach a threshold of the number of donors in order to qualify for its Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas, according to the outlet.
The change would seem to help Bloomberg the most of any Democrat since the billionaire is funding his campaign entirely on his own.
The DNC's filings show that Bloomberg contributed more than $1.1 million late in 2019 to the party and a joint fundraising committee the DNC operates.
The records show that Bloomberg made three donations of $106,500 to the DNC itself and another $800,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee for the DNC and state Democratic parties.
Bloomberg's campaign manager, Kevin Sheekey, praised the DNC's move and told Politico he is "Thrilled" that Bloomberg will likely appear in Las Vegas.
A DNC spokeswoman defended the rules change and said the donor threshold is not as useful a metric as it was in the earlier debates.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/31/bloomberg-dnc-debate/
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