Eight of Twenty-Three

8.  That's how many of the existing 23 declared Democratic Presidential candidates have begun to qualify for the round of debates to be held in September.

Those hanging in?  In this order, from highest to lowest rank:

• Joe Biden
• Pete Buttigieg
• Kamala Harris
• Bernie Sanders
• Elizabeth Warren
• Cory Booker
• Amy Klobuchar
• Beto O'Rourke