Asa Hutchinson lags in donors for RNC debate stage.
Republican Candidate Asa Hutchinson Struggles to Qualify for 2024 Debate Stage
Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is facing a challenge in his bid to make the GOP’s 2024 debate stage in August. He recently revealed that he does not have the required number of donors.
“I’ll be very straightforward with you — I’m not there yet,” Hutchinson said on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Thursday.
Hewitt pressed Hutchinson on his progress in meeting the Republican National Committee’s donor threshold. Hutchinson responded, “We’re about 5,000. So we got, again, more work to do. We’ve got time to do it.”
The RNC rules state that all GOP presidential campaigns must have a minimum of 40,000 donors for their candidate to qualify for the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee. Additionally, the RNC requires at least 200 unique donors from 20-plus states and/or territories.
“This bothers me that the RNC has set this artificial line that you’ve got to cross in order to qualify for the debate. We ought to be more expansive than that rather than restrictive,” Hutchinson added.
Hutchinson declined to disclose the amount of money he raised in the Federal Election Commission’s second quarter.
“We had a good quarter. I’m not competitive with, you know, Donald Trump,” he said. “So, that’s our focus right now. It’s not necessarily large donors. We need small donors in order to get on that debate stage.”
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has raised over $35 million during the second quarter and remains the front-runner in the 2024 primary.
Despite the fundraising challenges, Hutchinson reiterated that he would not pledge his support to Trump if he becomes the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee.
“I don’t expect to support Donald Trump,” Hutchinson told Hewitt. “I do not believe he is the right one to lead our country, and we’re gonna have a massive loss if he is the nominee,” he added.
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