GOP candidate faces calls to drop out after missing first debate
Suarez recently commented that candidates who don't make the debate stage should drop out of the race
Thomas Catenacci By Thomas Catenacci Fox News
Published August 23, 2023 7:50pm EDT Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is facing calls to drop out of the Republican presidential primary after he failed to earn a spot on the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Miami Herald editorial board published an op-ed calling for Suarez to "face the music." The editorial pointed to comments Suarez recently made stating that candidates who don't make the debate stage by failing to earn a sufficient amount of support should drop out of the race.
"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 told reporters at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 11.
"I don’t think candidates should just sort of linger around ... if they don’t have a credible path," he added.
Ahead of the debate the Republican National Committee required candidates to obtain minimum of 40,000 donors with 200 in 20 or more states and poll at 1% at least in three national polls or a mix of national and early-state polls deemed acceptable. Suarez met the donor requirement, but failed to get 1% support in polls.
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