The 2020 presidential debate match-ups are set: What candidates will face off in Miami?

[Uncle Joe]

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates were divvied up between two planned nights of debates in a drawing by NBC News on Friday morning. The candidates will face off on June 26 and 27 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami.

Here is a breakdown of the two groups of candidates and the dates on which they will debate

On June 26:

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington

On June 27:

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Sen. Kamala Harris of California
Former Vice President Joe Biden
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
Author Marianne Williamson
Rep. Eric Swalwell of California
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/14/2020-democratic-presidential-debate-line-ups-biden-sanders-face-off/1446344001/

[brooklynite]

1. Bernie, Biden, Harris and Buttigieg all together...

Wednesday night is definitely the undercard...

[qazplm135]

2. My read of this is

Advantages:

1. Advantage Warren as she's by far the top candidate that first night.
2. Advantage to Booker, O'Rourke and Klobachur as they will get a chance to be second billed on the first night. Opportunity knocks.
3. Advantage Biden as he avoids having to scrape with and answer to Warren directly, his greatest foil IMO.


Neutral:

1. Sanders. OTOH, I think he benefits from not being paired with Warren and he can contrast himself with Biden as the sole top tier progressive on the night. OTOH, I think having three top tier candidates in Buttigieg, Harris, and Biden could dilute his impact. The conversation could flow easily away from his signature issues.
2. Harris. Same thing. She can distinguish a bit, but there are also three other top tier candidates so it's going to be hard for anyone to break out.

Disadvantages:

1. Buttigieg. I think he would have benefited more from being on the first night with Warren and no other top tier contender. Being in this group could dilute his ability to impact. The focus is primarily going to be on Biden and Sanders so he's going to have a hard time standing out from that.
2. Everyone else not the big three on the second night. I just think the Biden/Bernie and to a lesser extent Harris trio are going to be the dominant group that night.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Seems like pretty much all of them