2020, the election campaigns have begun

[Rajvik]

the requirements for being onstage for the debates get higher the further into the election cycle we go, if i remember correctly, (and i could be wrong) the requirements for the last debate was a minimum 4% polling in at least three major polls or early caucus states and 250K + in donations. This means Bloomberg won't make the stage at all and Steyer (?) has a small chance. Mayor Pete seems to be the low man on the totem pole with Warren, Sanders, and Biden being the front runners and Gabbard, and a the few others not names here having really no chance at all.

Edit: LA Times article for the Feb. 7 debates

Party officials are relying on the same polling and grass-roots thresholds as for the January debate in Des Moines: either receiving 5% in at least four national or early-state surveys approved by the party, or receiving 7% in two polls in early voting states. But for these calculations, only polls from New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina will be used, with the party saying it would rely on caucus results instead of polls to reflect a candidate’s standing in Iowa.

In terms of fundraising, candidates must receive donations from at least 225,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 1,000 donors per state in at least 20 states.

These are the current requirements