Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, days before the fourth debate, despite a stronger-than-expected showing.

To qualify for the fourth debate, candidates needed at least 6% support in two national polls or 6% in one national poll as well as two polls from four of the early-voting states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. All the polls used for qualification must have been approved by the RNC.

Burgum largely stayed in the background in the first two Republican debates and never enjoyed the kind of moment that would help him break out of the bottom tier of candidates. In

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination race Monday, becoming the latest candidate to acknowledge the challenges of trying to overtake

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum had struggled with name recognition and did not qualify for the third GOP debate last month.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Bergum announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination after failing to the make the cut for this week's GOP debate.