North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum credited the 'hack' of offering $20 gift cards in exchange for $1 donations for landing him a spot on the GOP debate stage.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks to guests during a campaign stop at the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club meeting on June 9, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.
"The rule was set up to benefit people who've held national office, people who've been pundits on national television... or they've been career politicians in D.C.," he added."It would oppose somebody from a small town, small state who's trying to bring fresh ideas." TRUMP CAMPAIGN FIRES BACK AT GOP OPPONENT TRYING TO BAIT HIM INTO JOINING DEBATE: 'INCOHERENT PSYCHOTIC RAGE'
Burgum has already received contributions from well over 40,000 individual donors, including more than 200 from 20 different states, his campaign said. Burgum achieved the donation metrics six weeks after announcing his campaign despite having never held or run for national office before.
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