Having failed to make the debate stage, Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential campaign seems to have gone dormant as the candidate continues to wade through a series of scandals and underwhelming fundraising, NBC reports.
Despite vowing “I’m going to make the debate stage, I can tell you that,” Suarez watched the debate from a hotel room as he continued his fundraising/campaigning grift. About two weeks before the debate, Suarez urged the minor, gnat-ish candidates who didn’t meet the minimum requirements for participating–like himself–to drop out of the race. “I’ve sort of always agreed with that. If you can’t meet the minimum thresholds, you shouldn’t be trying to take time and volume away from people that do. I don’t think candidates should just sort of linger around if they don’t have a credible path,” suggested Suarez.