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Rival Democratic presidential candidates expressed displeasure with a shift in rules that was widely perceived to benefit former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, enabling him to make a debate stage for the first time.<\/p>\n

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) dropped a requirement<\/a> for a certain number of donors, leaving only a polling threshold to qualify for debates. \u201cNow that the grassroots support is actually captured in real voting, the criteria will no longer require a donor threshold,\u201d said Adrienne Watson, a DNC spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Out of the leading candidates in the field, the rule change appears to only benefit Bloomberg. Other candidates took notice, hammering the 77-year-old over his prolific personal spending on the race and decrying the change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DNC didnt change the rules to ensure good, diverse candidates could remain on the debate stage. They shouldnt change the rules to let a billionaire on. Billionaires shouldnt be allowed to play by different rules\u2014on the debate stage, in our democracy, or in our government,\u201d Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said in a statement on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) was even more direct. \u201cBillionaire Bloomberg just bought the DNC,\u201d she wrote in a tweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cLets make one thing clear: changing the rules now to accommodate Mike Bloomberg and not changing them in the past to ensure a more diverse debate stage is just plain wrong,\u201d fellow billionaire Tom Steyer added in a statement.<\/p>\n

Jeff Weaver, a senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), said in a statement that the change in rules was made \u201cto accommodate Mike Bloomberg, who is trying to buy his way into the Democratic nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThats the definition of a rigged system,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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\"Epoch<\/figcaption><\/a> (L-R) Tom Steyer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) listen as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (3rd R) speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2020. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n

Former Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Iowa, was asked about his thoughts on the change for the Feb. 19 debate in Las Vegas. \u201cHes not even on the ballot in Nevada,\u201d Biden told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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