Michael Bloomberg qualifies for Nevada's Democratic debate

Michael Bloomberg qualified Tuesday for this week's Democratic debate in Las Vegas after notching 19% in the latest NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll.

Why it matters: The debate on Wednesday in Las Vegas, just before the Nevada caucus, eliminated the requirement that candidates onstage have a specific number of donors. Bloomberg, who has been self-funding his campaign, will face off against his 2020 competitors for the first time.

The hosts:

• NBC's Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Hallie Jackson, Noticias Telemundo's Vanessa Hauc and Jon Ralston of The Nevada Independent will moderate.

The requirements:

• Candidates need at least 10% in four national polls or polls of Nevada or South Carolina; or at least 12% in two Nevada or South Carolina polls.
• A candidate may also qualify if they received at least one delegate from Iowa or New Hampshire.

The candidates who have qualified:

1. Joe Biden
2. Elizabeth Warren
3. Bernie Sanders
4. Pete Buttigieg
5. Amy Klobuchar
6. Mike Bloomberg