North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday that he has met the fundraising requirement to participate in the first GOP presidential primary debate.

The Republican Party has a long history of allowing candidates to buy their way onto the debate stage. In the 2016 election, Donald Trump was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement. He was the only candidate to meet the polling requirement Dakota Gov Doug Burgum said Wednesday that his campaign for president40,000 unique donors needed in order qualify him as an official GOP presidential candidate-elect and appear onstage at August’s first primary debate (which is not until November). Burgum told CNN’s Mani Raju during an interview air Thursday on “Inside Politics” that he’s received donations from all 50 states. Burgum, who’s been self