2024 GOP presidential debate: Republican candidates find creative ways to boost donor numbers
Some Republican candidates are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and to ensure they make it on stage as only six weeks remaining for the first 2024 GOP presidential debate to begin While biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out a plan to let people who raise money for his campaign to keep 10% of whatever they take in from other donors, Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota is offering $20 Mastercard or Visa gift cards in return for campaign donations of as little as $1 and businessman Perry Johnson is offering copies of his book in exchange for donations.
This unusual move is in response a Republican National Committee requirement that asks participants in the Aug. 23 debate to raise money from at least 40,000 donors across the country, which is a hercules task for some of the candidates who aren't as well known as former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis. It is to be noted that GOP presidential debate stage provides an opportunity for lower-tier candidates in a large field who need media exposure to share their message and reach voters.
Dan Weiner, an attorney who directs the Brennan Center for Justice’s Elections and Government Program, said “unorthodox fundraising" tactics are becoming more common, noting that candidates are trying new things with the knowledge that the Federal Election Commission could take action if legal or ethical concerns were raised. “More often than not, these do at least sometimes raise questions about whether they’re skirting at the edge of the law," AP reported Weiner as saying.
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