Only 10 candidates qualified by the Aug. 28 deadline, which means ― unless ABC News suddenly reverses itself ― the candidates who will participate in the Sept. 12 event are:
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro
Those who failed to qualify include:
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D)
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D)
Former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam (D)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.)
Hedge fund manager Tom Steyer (D)
Author Marianne Williamson
