New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities New Year's Eve in Times Square to be largely virtual amid pandemic MORE (D) suggested he may end his presidential bid if he does not make the October debate stage.

“I wanted to get into the September debates, that wasn’t possible,” de Blasio said at an unrelated press conference Wednesday.

“I think the logical thing to say is, you know, I’m going to try to get into the October debates and if I can then I think that’s a good reason to keep going forward and if I can’t I think it’s really tough to conceive of continuing. So that’s the way I’m looking at it right now," he said. ADVERTISEMENT

De Blasio is one of 20 Democrats seeking the party nomination in the winnowing primary field.

Ten Democrats qualified for next week’s debate in Texas, and will automatically qualify for the Oct. 15 debate in Ohio, but de Blasio failed to make the cut.

In order to qualify for the debate candidates need to get 130,000 unique donors and hit 2 percent in four Democratic National Committee-approved polls, the same requirements for the September debate, by Oct. 1.

De Blasio has failed to gain much traction amid the crowded field. A RealClearPolitics average of polls has him at less than 1 percent.

—Updated at 5:34 p.m.