And these polls need to be accredited by - - - You knew it, the polls need to be accredited by the DNC!
It's a big club, and Tulsi ain't in it.
With apologies to G. Carlin
Terry
To be fair, who else would decide the criteria for a debate held by the DNC? Looking over the list I don't see anything inherently biased.
From NPR:
For context, and for those playing at home, the DNC-approved polls have to be associated with or conducted by the following: the Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, The Des Moines Register, Fox News, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, Quinnipiac, the University of New Hampshire, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post and Winthrop University.
Per the DNC: "Any candidate's four qualifying polls must be conducted by different organizations, or if by the same organization, must be in different geographical areas."