{"id":2087790,"date":"2023-11-02T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-burgum-the-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-to-qualify-for-3rd-gop-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:43:33","slug":"is-burgum-the-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-to-qualify-for-3rd-gop-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-burgum-the-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-to-qualify-for-3rd-gop-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgum&#8217;s Qualification for 3rd GOP Debate an Uphill Battle"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fis-burgum-the-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-to-qualify-for-3rd-gop-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=2087790&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>Is Burgum the\u2063 Next \u200bDropout? Candidate \u200cFaces \u200bUphill Battle to\u2063 Qualify for 3rd \u200bGOP Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The shrinking \u2064field of Republican presidential \u200dcandidates may soon become even\u2062 smaller.<\/p>\n<p>The next major \u200cGOP \u200bprimary event is a debate in Miami on Wednesday,\u200d and one campaign has\u200d already admitted that its candidate has not yet reached the required polling numbers to earn a spot on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>North \u2062Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former businessman, does not \u200chave the level of \u200dsupport needed in national or \u2063state polls to\u200c qualify for the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Not appearing at \u200cthe\u200c Miami debate could be a death blow for\u200c a campaign that was already a long shot to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum did \u2063participate in the previous Republican \u2063debate held on Sept. 27 in \u200dCalifornia. However, his presence was largely overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign spokesman Lance Trover told the New \u200dYork Post that the North Dakota \u200bgovernor has not met the polling threshold\u2063 of\u200b at least 4\u2062 percent support in either two national polls, or one national poll \u200band two polls in\u2063 the early\u200d nominating states.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum \u200bwould have\u200c to reach the benchmark of 4 percent in two states out of Iowa, Nevada, New\u2062 Hampshire, and South\u2064 Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>A Des Moines Register Iowa poll released Monday gave Burgum 3 percent support in the state \u2014 not good enough.<\/p>\n<p>A national \u200cpoll conducted by the Trafalgar Group in September\u200d put\u2062 Burgum at\u200b 3.2 percent, tied\u2062 with\u2064 former New \u2063Jersey Gov. Chris Christie but behind former Vice \u200bPresident Mike Pence, \u2062who showed 3.8 percent support.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we now know how\u200d Pence\u2019s campaign turned out. He suspended\u200c his quest for the\u2064 Republican presidential nomination on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Doug Burgum has\u200d officially lasted longer than the former Vice President of \u2062the United States. What a time to be alive.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NpV8COfr2a\">https:\/\/t.co\/NpV8COfr2a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1718346374704464094?\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>However, just\u2062 because Burgum held on longer \u200dthan Pence does not\u2063 mean \u200bhis campaign is succeeding \u2014 or\u200c will be able to compete much longer. The Republican debate process is designed \u2062to weed out candidates with \u200dlow support.<\/p>\n<p>Unless \u200cBurgum&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-lockdown-saw-up-to-three-fold-increase-in-child-suicide-attempts\/\" title=\"Germany Lockdown Saw up to Three-Fold Increase in Child Suicide Attempts\">numbers rapidly increase<\/a>, he will lose his\u2064 opportunity to\u2063 reach a national audience alongside the five other candidates who\u200d have made the cut: Christie, Florida \u2063Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and South Carolina Sen.\u200b Tim\u2064 Scott.<\/p>\n<p>If Burgum were to drop out, the question becomes who his followers might then support.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Elder was \u2064another long-shot candidate before \u2062he\u200b withdrew from \u200cthe \u2063race last month. When Elder suspended his campaign, he endorsed former\u200c President Donald Trump, whose polling numbers were already dominating the\u2062 other candidates in\u2063 the race.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum could theoretically endorse another Republican\u200c and add his\u2062 single digits of support to whichever candidate he sees as the best\u2062 alternative.<\/p>\n<p>The RealClearPolitics polling average Thursday showed Trump with 59.3 \u200cpercent support followed \u200dby \u200cDeSantis at 13.4, Haley at \u20638.3, and \u200bRamaswamy at\u200d 4.6. The rest of the \u2064field was below 3 \u2063percent.<\/p>\n<p>If Burgum and \u2063the other \u2062marginal candidates decided \u2063to unite around one of\u200c the leading Trump challengers, it could shake up the GOP primary race.<\/p>\n<p>However, that candidate would still face long\u200d odds, based on the current state of\u2062 the race.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from \u2062Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I walked \u2062into the office one morning and noticed something strange. Half of The Western \u2062Journal\u2019s\u2064 readership was missing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2063 had finally happened. Facebook had flipped THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because we wrote \u200babout ivermectin. Or election\u200d integrity. 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We operate on\u2064 a shoestring compared to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker\/\" title=\"Republican heavyweight announces bid for Speaker position.\">news media \u200dcompanies<\/a>, so\u2062 I can personally promise that not a penny of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will be wasted.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will use every single cent to fight against the lies and corruption in high \u200bplaces. <\/span><b>And as long as we have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>your help<\/b><\/a><b>, we will never give \u200dup.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u200dWestern Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/burgum-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-qualify-3rd-gop-debate\/\">Is Burgum the Next Dropout? \u200dCandidate Faces Uphill \u200dBattle to Qualify for 3rd GOP Debate<\/a> appeared first on \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Burgum&#8217;s current level of support compare to the required benchmark in Iowa?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Is\u200d Burgum the Next Dropout?\u2063 Candidate Faces Uphill Battle to Qualify for 3rd GOP \u200cDebate<\/p>\n<p>The Republican primary field has been narrowing down significantly,\u200d and it seems that it may soon become even smaller. \u200dWith the upcoming GOP debate in Miami, one campaign has \u200balready acknowledged \u2064that its candidate has\u2062 not\u200b yet met the required polling numbers to secure a spot on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>North\u200b Dakota Governor\u2063 Doug Burgum, a former \u200bbusinessman, lacks the necessary level of support in national and \u2063state polls to qualify for the debate. Not being able to participate\u200c in \u2062the Miami debate could deal a severe blow to a campaign that was already considered a long shot to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum did\u2064 take part in the previous\u2062 Republican debate\u2063 held on September 27 \u200bin California, but his presence was largely overshadowed. Campaign spokesman \u200bLance \u200dTrover stated that the North Dakota governor has not \u2062reached \u200dthe polling threshold of at least 4 percent support in \u200deither two national polls or one national poll\u2062 and\u2064 two polls in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-to-hold-first-presidential-primary-of-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Nevada To Hold First Presidential Primary Of 2024 Election Cycle\">early nominating states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, Burgum would have to achieve a benchmark \u2064of 4 percent support in two states out of Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. However, a recent Des Moines Register Iowa poll gave Burgum\u200c only 3 percent support in the state, which falls short of the required threshold. Furthermore, a national poll by the Trafalgar Group in September showed Burgum at 3.2 percent, tied \u200bwith former\u2063 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie\u2064 but behind former Vice President Mike Pence, who had 3.8 percent support. <\/p>\n<p>Importantly, Pence&#8217;s\u200b campaign ultimately suspended, highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-burgum-the-next-dropout-candidate-faces-uphill-battle-to-qualify-for-3rd-gop-debate\/\" title=\"Burgum's Qualification for 3rd GOP Debate an Uphill Battle\">challenges low-ranking candidates face<\/a>.\u200d The\u2062 Republican \u2064debate \u2063process is specifically designed to identify candidates\u200b with low support. Unless Burgum&#8217;s numbers experience a rapid \u2063increase, he is likely to \u200close \u200dthe opportunity\u2064 to reach a national audience alongside the five qualifying candidates: Christie, Florida\u2062 Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.<\/p>\n<p>If\u200d Burgum were \u200bto drop out, the\u2064 question emerges about which candidate his followers might then support. Larry Elder,\u2063 another long-shot candidate, withdrew from the race last month and endorsed former \u200dPresident Donald Trump. \u200dTrump&#8217;s polling numbers \u200dwere already dominant\u200c among the other candidates in the race. Burgum could \u2062potentially endorse another Republican candidate \u2064and contribute his single-digit support to the preferred \u200calternative.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b RealClearPolitics polling\u200b average on Thursday showed Trump\u200c with 59.3 percent support, followed by DeSantis\u200b at\u200b 13.4 percent, Haley at 8.3 percent, and Ramaswamy at 4.6 percent. The rest of the field fell below 3 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the Republican presidential candidate pool shrinking further? Ahead of the Miami debate, one campaign admitted their candidate hasn&#8217;t met the polling criteria to secure a spot on the stage. Former North Dakota Gov. 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