Following his appearance in the previous two Republican debates this year, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was not selected for the third GOP presidential debate, which takes place in Miami on Wednesday night.
The Republican National Committee announced in a statement that Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, governor of Florida Ron DeSantis, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and former senator Chris Christie all qualified for the debate on Wednesday. Donald Trump, the former president, will not be participating in this discussion.
The five eligible candidates satisfied all of the RNC’s qualifications, which included gathering at least 70,000 unique donations and polling minimums (at least 4% in two nationwide surveys or one national and one early-state survey that satisfies RNC standards). The contenders were required to sign commitments as well, one of which was to back the nominee of the Republican Party in the end.
As to NBC News’ analysis, Trump handily met the donor and polling standards despite missing the first two debates. However, he still hasn’t signed the party promises, which he needs to in order to be eligible. In addition to hosting his own media appearances and campaign activities during the last two debates, he also has a campaign rally set for this Wednesday.
The discussion will be televised on Wednesday from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, hosted by NBC News. The Republican Jewish Coalition and Salem Radio Network were also chosen by the RNC to participate in the discussion as partners.
“We’re looking forward to our third debate in Miami. As RNC chair, Ronna McDaniel said, “It’s a great opportunity for our candidates to present our successful conservative plans to the American people.” “We’re also honored to be the first political party to collaborate on a debate with the Republican Jewish Coalition, a Jewish organization. Our candidates will restate our unwavering support for Israel and the Jewish community during the event on Wednesday night.”
According to an NBC News study of public polling, Burgum’s obstacle was the national polling threshold. This was after he announced last month that his campaign had reached the third debate’s donor level. He has declared his intention to continue in the presidential campaign through the early-state races and has previously called the RNC’s debate standards “clubhouse rules.”
Ignoring the upcoming debate won’t deter us. In a social media post on Monday night, Burgum said, “I’ve been told ‘it’s impossible’ my entire life and have always beaten the odds. Now, DC elites are trying to stop me from fighting for you! It won’t succeed. Voters choose presidents, not party leaders.”
Two candidates from the second debate, including Burgum, will not be appearing on stage this time. In a speech last month in Las Vegas, former vice president Mike Pence declared his withdrawal from the contest.
Asa Hutchinson, the former governor of Arkansas, will also be absent from his second consecutive GOP debate. He was not selected for the second debate in Southern California, after qualifying for the first one in Milwaukee.
In our partnership with the Republican Jewish Coalition, we are particularly honored to be the first political party to collaborate with a Jewish organization for a debate. Our candidates will reaffirm the Republican Party’s steadfast support of Israel and the Jewish community on the stage on Wednesday night, according to a press release from McDaniel.
The fourth Republican debate has already been set for December 6 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. To participate in the debate, candidates must meet higher donation and polling standards.