Politco: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualifies for first GOP primary debate

[brooklynite]

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has qualified for the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to POLITICO’s tracking. He’s the seventh candidate to punch a ticket to Milwaukee next month.

Burgum, a one-time software executive who first ran for governor in 2016, has poured his personal wealth into the campaign, helping to propel him onto the debate stage on Aug. 23 alongside other candidates who have been in the national spotlight for much longer.

Burgum has spent millions of his own money into his campaign, blanketing Iowa and New Hampshire with television ads that have attracted a pocket of support in those states.

But likely hundreds of thousands more went to another unusual play: Promising those who gave his campaign a buck a $20 gift card in return, all in an effort for Burgum to meet a requirement set up by the Republican National Committee that candidates have 40,000 unique donors, with 200 in 20 different states or territories.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/25/doug-burgum-qualifies-gop-debate-00107967

[Ocelot II]

1. Has Former Vice President Renfield qualified yet?

Wouldn't it be a hoot if Burgum, whoever the hell he is, crushed DeSatan at the debate and became the GOP nominee? Not likely, but these days are weird.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Another GOP presidential candidate is offering donors $20 gift cards

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/25/gop-candidate-donor-gift-cards-00108054

Another GOP presidential candidate is offering donors $20 gift cards

The tactic, announced by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday, helped North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum solidify his spot on the debate stage.

The Republican presidential primary sweepstakes continue.

In the dash to amass enough donors to make it onto the August debate stage, another GOP presidential candidate, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, is offering gift cards in exchange for donations.

Anyone who donates $1 to Suarez’s campaign will receive a $20 gift card, his campaign announced on Twitter on Tuesday.

“Bidenomics is making the American Dream unaffordable, so I asked, ‘how can I help,’ and you answered,” Suarez tweeted. “I’m offering EVERY AMERICAN a $20 Bidenomics Relief Card when you give just $1 to help me qualify for the debate stage.”

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