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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
MIAMI — Francis Suarez says he’s met the fundraising threshold to qualify for the first Republican primary debate, which would put Miami’s mayor one step closer to making a national appearance he has said is crucial for his long-shot White House bid. Suarez, who launched his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination in mid-June, said Monday on social media that he had met the Republican National Committee’s requirement that candidates have at least 40,000 unique donors in order to be included in the first debate on Aug. 23. “In less than six weeks my team and I have quite literally gone fro…