Burgum Campaign Press Release - Doug Burgum Qualifies for First Republican Debate

Doug Burgum qualified for the first Republican debate in Milwaukee this morning by receiving 1 percent in the Morning Consult national poll. Burgum is just the 7th candidate to meet all the requirements to participate in the first debate.

"Governor Burgum is looking forward to sharing his focus on the economy, energy and national security at the August debate," said campaign spokesman Lance Trover. "In less than 7 weeks, Governor Burgum has exceeded all the requirements for the debate. As a Governor and business leader Doug knows how to fix the economy, unleash American energy and win the Cold War with China."

Burgum has already received contributions from well over 40,000 individual donors, including more than 200 from 20 different states. Burgum achieved the donation metrics six weeks after announcing his campaign despite having never held or run for national office before.

Previously, Burgum received 1 percent in the national JMC Analytics poll. In addition, Burgum polled at 6 percent in the University of New Hampshire poll and at 3 percent in the Fox Business poll of Iowa.