Miami Mayor and presidential hopeful Francis Suarez called on candidates who don’t make the August 23rd debate stage to drop out, adding: “I agree that if you can’t meet the minimum thresholds, you shouldn’t be trying to take the time involved away from being productive.” Suarez himself has not yet met all of the qualifications to make the debate stage.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) requires that presidential primary candidates meet a 40,000 donor threshold – a condition that Suarez says he met on August 7th – however, candidates are also required to “[p]oll at least 1% in three national polls OR 1% in two national polls AND 1% in one early state poll from two separate “carve out” states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina) recognized by the RNC.” Candidates must present evidence of having met each requirement to the RNC no later than 48 hours before the debate is set to begin. As of publication, Suarez has not met the polling requirement.
I am extremely pleased to announce that my campaign has today passed the 40,000 unique donor threshold set by the @GOP to make the debate stage.
In less than six weeks my team and I have quite literally gone from zero to a hundred and we are confident that I will be on the… pic.twitter.com/sx6oAwhkmA
— Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) August 7, 2023
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