A week after being disqualified from the first Republican presidential nomination debate, Miami, Florida, Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Tuesday that he was ending his campaign for the White House.
Suarez is the first Republican presidential candidate to withdraw from the 2024 race, and he was the only significant Latino contender for the GOP nomination.
A week after being disqualified from the first Republican presidential nomination debate, Miami, Florida, Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Tuesday that he was ending his campaign for the White House.
Suarez is the first Republican presidential candidate to withdraw from the 2024 race, and he was the only significant Latino contender for the GOP nomination.
Suarez stressed in his statement that he “will continue to amplify the voices of the Hispanic community — the fastest-growing voting group in our country. The Left has taken Hispanics for granted for far too long, and it is no surprise that so many are finding a home in America’s conservative movement. Our party must continue doing more to include and attract this vibrant community that believes in our country’s foundational values: faith, family, hard work and freedom. Younger voters, Independents, urban voters and suburban women- all of whom I’ve carried in previous elections — among others, should find a comfortable home in the GOP and its policies.”
One of the last contenders to enter the race was the mayor, who started his improbable campaign for the presidential nomination in June.
He was one of a select group of candidates who didn’t take the stage during the Milwaukee, Wisconsin debate on Wednesday, which was moderated by Fox News.
Suarez stated in an interview with Fox News Digital two weeks ago that candidates who do not advance to the decisive Milwaukee debate “shouldn’t stay in the race.” New Hampshire is a crucial early-voting state.
Suarez, who is not well-known outside of South Florida, emphasized that “for someone like me, it’s critical” that he participate in the debate.
When asked what was next if he didn’t qualify for the debate, Suarez pointedly noted that “if a candidate doesn’t make the debate stage, doesn’t make the minimum thresholds, they shouldn’t stay in the race.”
“It’s very hard to get to a higher threshold to make the second debate if you’re not even on the first debate,” he highlighted. “I think any candidate that doesn’t make the first debate…
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