With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and ensure they make it on stage.Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out a plan to let people who raise money for his campaign keep 10% of what they take in from other donors. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is offering $20 Mastercard or Visa gift cards in return for campaign donations of as little as $1. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is putting up a chance to see Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Miami debut.The unusual efforts are in response to a Republican National Committee requirement that participants in the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee raise money from at least 40,000 donors across the country. That's a tall task for some of the hopefuls who aren't as well known as former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.It's a recognition of the make-it-or-break-it opportunity that the debate stage provides for lower-tier candidates in a large field who need media exposure to share their message and reach voters.Dan Weiner, an attorney who directs the Brennan Center for Justice바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Elections and Government Program, said 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unorthodox fundraising바카라 게임 웹사이트� tactics are becoming more common, noting that candidates are trying new things with the knowledge that the Federal Election Commission could take action if legal or ethical concerns were raised.바카라 게임 웹사이트�More often than not, these do at least sometimes raise questions about whether they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re skirting at the edge of the law,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Weiner said, speaking of Ramaswamy and Burgum's proposals. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�In both instances, do I necessarily think that the FEC is going to do anything about it? Maybe, but I바카라 게임 웹사이트�d be a little bit skeptical.바카라 게임 웹사이트�On Monday, Ramaswamy 바카라 게임 웹사이트� who launched his campaign with a $10 million infusion of his own cash and said he surpassed the unique donor threshold in June 바카라 게임 웹사이트� introduced the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Vivek Kitchen Cabinet,바카라 게임 웹사이트� a plan that he said would 바카라 게임 웹사이트�democratize바카라 게임 웹사이트� the fundraising process by letting fundraisers keep 10% of what they bring in for him.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Why should it be some member of some managerial class that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a secreted, closeted group of fundraisers, in the cloistered world of politics?바카라 게임 웹사이트� Ramaswamy asked in a video posted on Twitter. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�It shouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t be.바카라 게임 웹사이트�As of Tuesday, Ramaswamy바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaign said more than 1,000 people had signed up for the program, which hires people as independent contractors subject to compliance with FEC regulations, according to the campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s website.Burgum, a wealthy former software entrepreneur now in his second term as North Dakota's governor, announced a program Monday to give away gift cards 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Biden Relief Cards,바카라 게임 웹사이트� as a critique of President Joe Biden's handling of the economy 바카라 게임 웹사이트� to as many as 50,000 people, just over the minimum donor threshold.Campaign spokesperson Lance Trover said the effort 바카라 게임 웹사이트�allows us to secure a spot on the debate stage while avoiding paying more advertising fees to social media platforms who have owners that are hostile to conservatives.바카라 게임 웹사이트� The campaign said it could reach its 50,000-card maximum by the end of the weekend.Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance attorney who has worked for nonprofit watchdog groups like Common Cause, said Burgum바카라 게임 웹사이트�s reimbursement framework seems to be a clear violation of campaign finance law.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Burgum바카라 게임 웹사이트�s contributing to his own campaign using the names of the people who opt into his gift card scheme,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Ryan said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�All of these gift card recipients are straw donors.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Burgum바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaign said its legal advisers had reviewed and approved the fundraising mechanism. The FEC said in a statement Friday that it wouldn't comment on the legality of Burgum's plan.Businessman Perry Johnson, a wealthy but largely unknown businessman from Michigan, announced last month that he would be giving copies of his book 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Two Cents to Save America바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which retails for $20 바카라 게임 웹사이트� to anyone who donated to his campaign.During a Sunday speech at Turning Point Action바카라 게임 웹사이트�s annual gathering in West Palm Beach, Florida, Suarez asked attendees to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�consider making a $1 donation바카라 게임 웹사이트� to get him on the debate stage, saying all such donors would be entered in a chance to be in the front row for Messi's first game Friday as a player for Inter Miami.Video below: Ramaswamy gives argument to Republican Party base why it's time for change atop GOP바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m not asking you to endorse me, I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m not asking you to vote for me, even at this point," Suarez said, reading out his campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Venmo donation handle for the Messi drawing. "I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m not gonna get on the debate stage ... unless I have your support in the form of that contribution.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Gift cards and other giveaways have been used by campaigns before, both in presidential races and other contests.In 2014, Republican Bruce Rauner바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaign handed out thousands of prepaid Visa gift cards to volunteers helping to round up support for his successful Illinois gubernatorial campaign. According to the Chicago Tribune, the expense wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t revealed until months after the election, when Rauner바카라 게임 웹사이트�s political committee recouped nearly $55,000 after the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�liquidation of previously purchased asset 바카라 게임 웹사이트� redemption of gift cards,바카라 게임 웹사이트� according to finance filings.Many of Rauner바카라 게임 웹사이트�s advisers are now running Burgum바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaign.In the 2020 presidential election cycle, when Democratic campaigns were complaining about the high threshold to make the debate stage, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang said he would give a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�freedom dividend바카라 게임 웹사이트� of $1,000 a month for a year to 10 American families, a key tenet of his universal basic income proposal. The offer prompted questions about whether he was trying to buy votes but also generated a buzz online and helped the campaign build a list of possible supporters.Within days, nearly half a million people had reportedly signed up for the chance to get the payout. In that same fundraising quarter, Yang바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaign brought in more than $16 million, his best quarterly posting to date. His campaign later fizzled, and he ended his run as New Hampshire was counting its first-in-the-nation primary results that February.In addition to the donor threshold, Republican candidates must meet other requirements to quality for the party's first 2024 debate. They must earn at least 1% in three high-quality national polls, or a mix of national and early-state polls, between July 1 and Aug. 21. They must sign a pledge backing the eventual 2024 Republican nominee.And they must agree not to participate in any non-RNC-sanctioned debate for the remainder of the election cycle, which includes the traditional general election debates hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates for the last three decades.Weiner predicted that campaign tactics would only become more innovative as the 2024 election grows closer and the debate thresholds become steeper.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The campaigns are just sort of heating up right now, and you tend to see more of this with the insurgent candidacies,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Campaigns should be given some sort of leeway to be creative.바카라 게임 웹사이트�___Jill Colvin in West Palm Beach, Florida, contributed to this report.