FORUM IN JUST SIX DAYS. THE ELEPHANT, A ZOO FAVORITE AND GOP SYMBOL. SO WE WENT TO THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO THURSDAY TO SEE WHO KNOWS THE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE AT FISERV FORUM. IF I SHOWED YOU A PHOTO, COULD I HAVE YOU TRY TO NAME THEM? EVERYONE RECOGNIZED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. TRUMP DONALD TRUMP. OBVIOUSLY, THAT’S TRUMP. THAT’S BUT FROM THERE, CAN YOU REMEMBER HIS NAME? I SHOULD KNOW IT, BUT I CAN’T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW. I DON’T KNOW HIS DESCENT IS ON THERE. I’M NOT SURE. OH, IS THAT HIM? YEP, YEP, YEP, YEP. THAT’S THE GUY FROM. FROM MY SACHUSETTS. SHE’S FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. I THINK TIM SCOTT. RON DESANTIS. DONALD TRUMP. NIKKI HALEY. MIKE PENCE. CHRIS CHRISTIE. I DON’T KNOW HIM. BUT VAGUE RAMASWAMI THE ONLY ONE. BENNETT OF WEST ALLIS MISSED WAS NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM, WHO APPARENTLY HE. HMM. I KNOW THIS GUY. IS THAT GRUBER HAS A FAMILIAR FACE LIKE MILWAUKEE ATTORNEY DAVID GRUBER. DO PEOPLE EVEN KNOW WHO’S RUNNING? I THINK THE ANSWER IS GENERALLY NO. CHARLES FRANKLIN IS THE MARQUETTE LAW SCHOOL POLL DIRECTOR WHO SAYS OUR SMALL SAMPLING THURSDAY MATCHES THE NUMBERS HE’S SEEING NATIONWIDE, 1% OF REPUBLICAN LEANING VOTERS HAVEN’T HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT TRUMP, WHILE 91% SAY THEY HAVEN’T HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT BURGUM. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THE DEBATE WILL DO IS GIVE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE DOWN IN SINGLE DIGITS THE CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO PEOPLE ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND HANNAH FRANKLIN SAYS IT’S COMMON FOR VOTERS TO BE UNFAMILIAR WITH CANDIDATES AT THIS POINT. ABSOLUTELY, KRISTEN. SO HERE IN WISCONSIN, PEOPLE WON’T HAVE THE CHANCE TO VOTE IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY UNTIL APRIL OF 2024. SO STILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR VOTERS TO GET TO KNOW THESE CANDIDATES BEFORE THEY CAST ANY BALLOT
North Dakota Gov. Burgum will participate in the GOP primary debate stage after injuring leg
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Updated: 5:36 PM CDT Aug 23, 2023
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he plans to participate in the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday after he was injured playing basketball on Tuesday and his campaign wasn't sure he would be able to appear on stage.The Burgum campaign posted a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, of Burgum entering the stage on crutches during a candidate walkthrough earlier Wednesday. “I'm in," he posted.Burgum hurt his Achilles tendon playing basketball with members of his campaign staff on Tuesday and was taken to the emergency room. Campaign spokesman Lance Trover said earlier Wednesday that it was “unclear if he will be able to stand at the debate," set for Wednesday night in Milwaukee. The injury was first reported by CNN.Missing the two-hour debate would have been a major setback for Burgum, who is the least known of the eight candidates expected to take the stage at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, home to the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. The first debate of the GOP primary, which early front-runner Donald Trump has said he's skipping, is Burgum's best opportunity to introduce himself to voters.Burgum, a wealthy businessman, qualified for the debate after offering $20 gift cards to donors who gave his campaign a $1 contribution — helping him meet a requirement for the number of donors set by the Republican National Committee for participation.The governor, who's 67, had a hip replacement surgery in 2021.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he plans to participate in the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday after he was injured playing basketball on Tuesday and his campaign wasn't sure he would be able to appear on stage.
The Burgum campaign posted a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, of Burgum entering the stage on crutches during a candidate walkthrough earlier Wednesday. “I'm in," he posted.
Burgum hurt his Achilles tendon playing basketball with members of his campaign staff on Tuesday and was taken to the emergency room. Campaign spokesman Lance Trover said earlier Wednesday that it was “unclear if he will be able to stand at the debate," set for Wednesday night in Milwaukee. The injury was first reported by CNN.
Missing the two-hour debate would have been a major setback for Burgum, who is the least known of the eight candidates expected to take the stage at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, home to the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. The first debate of the GOP primary, which early front-runner Donald Trump has said he's skipping, is Burgum's best opportunity to introduce himself to voters.
Burgum, a wealthy businessman, qualified for the debate after offering $20 gift cards to donors who gave his campaign a $1 contribution — helping him meet a requirement for the number of donors set by the Republican National Committee for participation.
The governor, who's 67, had a hip replacement surgery in 2021.
