Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson claimed he qualified for the first presidential debate Sunday.
The former governor announced on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday morning that his campaign"met all the criteria that the RNC set to be on the debate stage," though a person familiar with the verification process told the Washington Examiner that"the RNC has not verified his donors yet and he has not signed the pledge.
Each candidate is also expected to sign a loyalty pledge expressing their commitment to unite and back the eventual Republican nominee, which Hutchinson, who has been one of the few candidates to directly attack former President Donald Trump, has not done yet. Hutchinson said his campaign submitted 42,000 individual donors to the Republican National Committee and said he would sign the pledge.GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson speaks with CNN's Kasie Hunt about qualifying for the first debate and whether he will sign the pledge to support the eventual nominee. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/4e6JrMBsvi
— CNN August 20, 2023 As of now, eight candidates are eligible for the debate stage, although the front-runner, Trump, has indicated he will not attend. They are: Gov. Ron DeSantis , former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott , and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, while former Vice President Mike Pence, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and Gov. Doug Burgum struggled to raise enough funds or reach 1% in polls but eventually hit the thresholds to qualify.
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