Burgum To “Skip” GOP Debate He Didn’t Qualify For

The Daily Beast reports:

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will have to find something else to do Wednesday night, as he hasn’t been granted an invite to grace the stage in Miami for the third Republican presidential debate. The five candidates who qualified—Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott—all met the Republican National Committee’s criteria, which included racking up 70,000 unique donors, meeting a polling threshold, and pledging to support the party’s eventual nominee, according to a statement from the committee.

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Skipping the next debate isn’t going to stop us. I’ve been told “it’s impossible” my entire life and always beat the odds.

They told me I couldn’t build a tech company in North Dakota. We built a billion-dollar one.

They told me I wouldn’t be governor. We won by 40 points.… pic.twitter.com/zvof7bC85e

— Doug Burgum (Text “DOUG” to 70177) (@DougBurgum) November 7, 2023