
		June 10 2019

Stop Complaining, Democrats. The Threshold for the DNC Debates Is Low.

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: A handful of long-shot Democratic presidential candidates reach the inevitable stage of whining about how difficult and unfair everything is, social-media companies are slowly strangling what made their platforms worthwhile, a bit of book news, and a remembrance of the complicated legacy of someone who chose to leave us far too soon.

Reality Is Hitting the Democratic Presidential Candidates Like a Folding Chair to the Head

Some Democratic presidential campaigns are like the protagonist in an M. Night Shyamalan movie: They're dead already, they just don't know it. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say they were never really alive.

The first Democratic presidential primary debates will be held in two weeks. The threshold for participation is exceptionally low, particularly for any candidate who announced near the beginning of the year: Either reach just 1 percent in three surveys approved by the Democratic National Committee or have 65,000 or more donors that include 200 people from at least 20 states. If ... Read More


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