GOP Candidate To Abandon ‘Loyalty Pledge’ if RNC Doesn’t Release Debate Rules – By Philip Wegmann (Real Clear Politics) / Mar 10, 2023
Call it creative destruction, political chaos, or a bit of both, but Vivek Ramaswamy now threatens war with the Republican National Committee. The biotech-entrepreneur-turned-presidential candidate is demanding RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel release criteria for qualifying for the primary debates – or else.
If she doesn’t make those details public by the end of the month, Ramaswamy said he would not abide by the so-called “loyalty pledge,” requiring all GOP candidates to support whoever wins the nomination.
“I’m actually going to amend that right now,” Ramaswamy told RealClearPolitics of his initial promise to abide by the agreement, “and just say that I will do that, and I think everyone should do that, if – and only if – Ronna doesn’t play games.”
“Ronna, you want that to be a criteria? Then don’t play games and say what the criteria are for making the dang debate stage,” he said addressing his frustration directly to the party chair. “It is just that simple. This is not complicated.”
