Burgum Says Political Insiders ‘Artificially’ Narrowing Field, Bypassing ‘Voter-Driven’ Primaries

Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Republican presidential candidate, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, has claimed political “insiders” are attempting to “artificially narrow the field”  before voters take to the polls in the 2024 election.

Mr. Burgum—who did not appear on stage at the latest GOP presidential debate in Miami on Nov. 8—made the claims in an opinion piece published in daily North Dakota newspaper The Jamestown Sun, just two days after the third debate.