DNC Rule Change Excludes Gabbard From Next Presidential Debate

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) speaks during the fourth Democratic 2020 debate in Westerville, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 2019. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) changed the qualifying criteria for presidential debates again, shutting out Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).

The DNC said March 6 that participants in the next debate must have at least 20 percent of the pledged delegates by March 15. Gabbard, 38, has earned two delegates so far.