The sprint to qualify for Wednesday맥스카지노�s first 2024 Republican presidential debate is still underway for some candidates, even as the top-polling contender, former President Donald Trump has confirmed he맥스카지노�ll skip the showdown in Milwaukee.The Republican National Committee established three requirements for presidential hopefuls to qualify for the Aug. 23 debate stage.First, candidates must attract at least 40,000 unique donors, with at least 200 unique donors per state 맥스카지노� a mark easy for the best-known figures in the race to hit, but one that lesser-known figures have used gift card offers, concert tickets and more to reach.Second, candidates must reach at least 1% in three national polls that meet the RNC맥스카지노�s requirements or at least 1% in two national polls and in two polls from separate early voting states.Finally, candidates must sign the RNC맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�Beat Biden pledge맥스카지노� 맥스카지노� a commitment to back the eventual Republican nominee, no matter who wins the primary.Here맥스카지노�s a look at who맥스카지노�s met which criteria ahead of the first debate.Fully qualifiedThese candidates have met the unique donor threshold, polled well enough in qualifying surveys and signed the pledge to support the party맥스카지노�s eventual nominee.Mike PenceThe former vice president맥스카지노�s campaign said Friday he had signed the RNC맥스카지노�s loyalty pledge. In an email to donors Friday, Pence campaign manager Steve DeMaura said the Indiana Republican is heading into the debate as 맥스카지노�the one candidate on the stage with nothing to prove, or not in need of a moment.맥스카지노�Ron DeSantisThe Florida governor told reporters earlier this month in Iowa that he had signed the RNC pledge. 맥스카지노�The goal needs to be to defeat Joe Biden and change the direction of this country,맥스카지노� DeSantis said. 맥스카지노�That mission is bigger than any one person. And so, you맥스카지노�ve got to be willing to step up, and I realized that this is a team effort. So, I was proud to do that.맥스카지노�Nikki HaleyThe former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tweeted a photo of her signed pledge. She had crossed out the phrase 맥스카지노�Beat Biden맥스카지노� on the top of the pledge and written 맥스카지노�President Harris맥스카지노� instead 맥스카지노� referring to her oft-repeated insistence that the 2024 election against an aging Democratic incumbent carries with it the possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris being in the White House. 맥스카지노�Alright fellas, your turn,맥스카지노� she said.Vivek RamaswamyThe entrepreneur, who has signed the pledge, has attracted a base of small-dollar donors thanks in part to his early entry into the race. He also promised grassroots fundraisers a 10% cut of the money they bring into his campaign.Doug BurgumThanks in part to a scheme in which his campaign offered $20 gift cards in exchange for $1 donations, the little-known North Dakota governor met the donor minimum. His campaign announced he had also signed the pledge. 맥스카지노�Now he will be the outsider, governor and business leader on the debate stage,맥스카지노� spokesman Lance Trover said.Tim ScottScott signed the loyalty pledge earlier this month, according to a copy obtained by CNN. In a statement announcing his signing of the pledge, the South Carolina senator said he맥스카지노�s anticipating sharing his 맥스카지노�positive, optimistic message맥스카지노� at the first debate.Asa HutchinsonThe former Arkansas governor said Sunday that he has reached the donor minimum after having previously met the polling threshold. He has spoken out against the pledge requirement, but his spokesperson told CNN on Sunday he has signed it. Hutchinson told CNN맥스카지노�s Kasie Hunt on 맥스카지노�State of the Union맥스카지노� earlier in the day that he would sign it, saying that he맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�confident that Donald Trump맥스카지노�s not going to be the nominee.맥스카지노�Chris ChristieThe former New Jersey governor, who had already met the polling and donor thresholds but had widely panned the pledge, has signed it, a campaign spokesperson said Sunday. Christie had said he맥스카지노�d do what he needed to do to participate in the debate. 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�ll take the pledge in 2024 just as seriously as Donald Trump took it in 2016,맥스카지노� Christie told CNN earlier this year.Met polling and donor thresholds; hasn맥스카지노�t signed pledgeDonald TrumpThe former president has not yet announced he has signed the pledge, but it may not matter: He confirmed in a post on his social media platform on Sunday that he will not attend the debate. Instead, he is expected to sit for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, multiple sources familiar with his plans told CNN. A Trump adviser said that the former president could still decide to participate in a later primary debate.Met donor minimumThese candidates have not yet reached the required polling minimums to make the stage.Will HurdThe former Texas congressman said Friday on CNN that he has met the donor minimum but has not yet met the polling threshold. Hurd previously said he wouldn맥스카지노�t sign the RNC pledge but he appeared to have shifted his position. 맥스카지노�I feel good about that, about being able to be ready to be on that debate stage, which we맥스카지노�re planning on happening. I feel confident we맥스카지노�re going to be in Milwaukee on Wednesday,맥스카지노� he said.Francis SuarezThe Miami mayor is little known nationally, and told The Hill last week that making the debate stage would be 맥스카지노�frankly priceless맥스카지노� for his 2024 hopes. He tweeted last week that he had reached the required 40,000 donors. He has also claimed to have met the polling threshold; however, most of the polls he has cited do not meet the RNC맥스카지노�s criteria for debate qualification.Perry JohnsonThe Michigan businessman gave away gas cards, tickets to a Big & Rich concert and more to attract donors. However, he has little national recognition and will need to register in polls to qualify for the debate.Hasn맥스카지노�t met criteriaThis candidate has not yet said if he has met any of the GOP맥스카지노�s required marks to make the first debate stage.Larry ElderThe California conservative talk radio host, who was the leading GOP candidate in the 2021 gubernatorial recall, has sharply criticized the RNC맥스카지노�s debate qualification requirements. He faces an uphill climb, though he said on social media Friday that his campaign needed donations from 7,000 more individuals to meet the donor threshold.