After qualifying for the first two Republican presidential debates, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum did not make the cut for the third one, scheduled for Wednesday in Miami.
In a social media post, Burgum said the setback “isn’t going to stop us.”
He said voters pick presidents, not pundits, polls and party officials.
The candidates who qualified are Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott.
They satisfied the Republican National Committee’s criteria, which included raising 70,000 unique donors, meeting a polling threshold and pledging to support the eventual party nominee.