{"id":2004870,"date":"2023-08-18T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-candidates-have-now-qualified-for-the-first-republican-primary-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:07:44","slug":"nine-candidates-have-now-qualified-for-the-first-republican-primary-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-candidates-have-now-qualified-for-the-first-republican-primary-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine candidates are now eligible for the initial GOP primary debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnine-candidates-have-now-qualified-for-the-first-republican-primary-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Time\u2063 is Running Out for 2024 Republican\u200b Candidates\u200d to Qualify for\u200b First Primary Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Time is nearly running out for 2024 Republican candidates to qualify for \u2062the\u200c Republican National Committee&#8217;s first primary debate next \u200dweek. Candidates have\u2063 until Monday night to prove they are \u200deligible for the debate, 48 hours before next Wednesday&#8217;s make-or-break event in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday \u2063afternoon,\u200c at least nine White House hopefuls have said they met the RNC&#8217;s qualifications\u200d to participate \u200bon the debate stage, although one candidate, former President Donald Trump, has indicated he may not attend.<\/p>\n<h3>Miami Mayor \u2064Francis Suarez Becomes Ninth Eligible Candidate<\/h3>\n<p>Miami Mayor Francis Suarez became \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-candidates-have-now-qualified-for-the-first-republican-primary-debate\/\" title=\"Nine candidates are now eligible for the initial GOP primary debate.\">ninth eligible candidate<\/a> when \u200dhe\u200d announced on Friday\u200b that he qualified for the debate.\u2064 &#8220;I\u2063 am so \u2062excited to be able to deliver my message of prosperity \u2062to the entire nation, to introduce myself \u2063to the nation,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is\u2064 the beginning of an incredible moment for \u2064our\u200b country and for our city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 RNC\u200d required candidates to\u200c meet \u200ba 40,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-commits-to-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"DeSantis pledges to attend initial presidential debate.\">000 unique donor threshold<\/a>, including 200\u2064 unique donors in 20 states or territories, and receive at least 1%\u2064 in three national polls or 1% in two national polls and 1% in \u2064one\u200d early state \u2064poll from two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-releases-2024-debate-criteria-as-questions-about-trumps-attendance-loom\/\" title=\"RNC sets 2024 debate rules amid Trump attendance doubts.\">separate early nominating states<\/a> such as Iowa,\u2062 New \u200dHampshire, Nevada, or South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates who previously met the debate\u2063 requirements include Trump, Gov. \u200bRon DeSantis (R-FL), former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim\u2064 Scott\u200b (R-SC), and former New\u2063 Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Other candidates, such as\u200d former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and Gov. Doug\u2063 Burgum (R-ND) struggled to raise enough\u2064 funds \u2063or\u2063 reach 1%\u200b in polls but eventually hit the threshold and will participate in\u2063 the debate. One incentive that Suarez, Ramaswamy, and Burgum all offered their supporters was a $20 gift card if\u2062 they donated \u200b$1 to their campaign to meet the fundraising requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Two other 2024 \u2062candidates,\u200d former Texas\u200c Rep. Will\u2062 Hurd \u200dand former Arkansas Gov. Asa \u200bHutchinson, do not \u2063appear to have met the qualifications and are\u200d in danger of not making the \u200bdebate stage. Two more longshot candidates, Larry\u200b Elder and Perry Johnson, are\u200b almost certain not to meet the debate&#8217;s polling \u2063or fundraising \u2063requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-democrats-are-buying-their-way-to-leadership-and-practicing-voter-suppression-says-mayoral-candidate-craig-greiwe\/\" title=\"LA Democrats Are \u2018Buying Their Way\u2019 To Leadership And Practicing \u2018Voter Suppression,\u2019 Says Mayoral Candidate Craig Greiwe\">current front-runner<\/a> in the race, has repeatedly suggested he won&#8217;t\u200c attend the debate given his \u2064opposition to the RNC&#8217;s loyalty pledge. On Thursday night he once \u200cagain teased \u2064not attending the debate on \u2062his social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people\u2064 are asking whether or not I will be doing the DEBATES? \u200bALL AMERICANS have \u2062been clamoring for\u200b a \u2064President of extremely High\u200d Intelligence. As everyone\u200c is aware, my \u200cPoll numbers,\u2064 over a \u201cwonderful\u201d field of Republican candidates, are extraordinary,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;People \u200bknow my Record, one of the BEST\u2063 EVER, so why would I Debate? I\u2019M\u200b YOUR MAN. MAKE AMERICA \u2062GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some of Trump&#8217;s rivals, including DeSantis and Christie, have\u2063 challenged\u200d Trump\u2062 to \u200ddebate them as a chance for Republican voters to decide who\u2062 the better candidate is. But so \u200dfar\u2063 it doesn&#8217;t appear Trump will accept their baiting.<\/p>\n<p>Further\u2062 complicating Trump&#8217;s attendance is that his lawyers are reportedly working \u200dout a deal with Georgia&#8217;s Fulton County District Attorney \u2062Fani Willis over a bond package after Willis indicted Trump and 18 \u200dothers over their alleged\u200d efforts to overturn the state&#8217;s 2020 \u200belection \u2062results Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Willis is giving all of those\u200b indicted until Aug. 25 at noon \u200cto turn themselves \u2063in. Trump&#8217;s five indictments across four criminal cases are sure to be among the debate \u200ctopics, whether he attends or not.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u200b HERE\u2064 TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time is ticking for 2024 Republican candidates to qualify for the first primary debate. They must prove eligibility by Monday night, just 48 hours before the crucial event in Milwaukee next Wednesday. 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