One reason is that Gabbard has failed to meet fundraising and polling requirements laid out by the Democratic National Committee for the seventh debate, making it the second one in a row she's failed to qualify for.
"Unfortunately, the candidate who is best positioned to defeat Donald Trump will not even be on theIn the hours leading up to the 9 p.m. EST debate, Gabbard will instead attend a panel discussion in New Hampshire about U.S. relations with Iran in the wake of heightened tensions with the foreign country.
Tuesday's debate marks the first one of the year and is significant on several fronts: It will be the last one before the Iowa caucuses and will feature the fewest number of candidates—all of whom will be white. Democratic Presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on January 10 in Washington, D.C.Just six candidates hit the fundraising threshold of 225,000 unique donors and polling requirement to receive at least 5 percent in at least four polls or 7 percent in two single-state polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and/or Nevada.
That means Gabbard, as well as entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Michael Bennet of Colorado, author and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, did not qualify for the debate.Biden continues to top RealClear Politics'for the primary at just over 29 percent support, followed by Sanders at about 20, Warren at nearly 15, Buttigieg at 7.
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