Suarez, who is at risk of missing the debate himself, said polling requirements are unfair for largely unknown candidates.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he's confident he’ll make the debate stage on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee. | Charlie Neibergall/AP PhotoDES MOINES — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has a message to fellow presidential candidates: If you don’t make the debate stage, drop out.
In response to a question from a reporter, Suarez agreed that if a candidate didn’t meet the minimum requirements to qualify for the debate, then the candidate should drop out. Suarez, who has met the donor threshold but hasn’t gotten the polling numbers required to qualify, said the polling requirements are unfair for largely unknown candidates.
In order to make the debate, candidates must hit 1 percent in three RNC-sanctioned national polls, or they could hit that mark in two national polls combined with two state-specific polls. Suarez has hitSuarez met the 40,000 donor
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