"It is clear from public polling that Tom would have easily met the 2% threshold and been on the debate stage if there had been any qualified early state polling in the last few weeks," Steyer campaign manager Heather Hargreaves argued on Wednesday.
"Kuyacaca ngokuya ngokuvota komphakathi ukuthi uTom ubezohlangabezana kalula no-2% futhi abe sesigabeni senkulumompikiswano ukube ukuvota okufanele kokuqala bekwenziwe emasontweni ambalwa edlule," kusho imenenja ye-Steyer uHeather Hargreaves ngoLwesithathu.