Another Republican presidential candidate has just dropped out of the race ahead of this week’s final Republican primary debate.

Doug Burgum has just announced he’s dropping out and blames it on the ‘RNC Clubhouse’:

Here’s a little more from NBC News:

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday that he’s dropping out of the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

“The RNC’s clubhouse debate requirements are nationalizing the primary process and taking the power of democracy away from the engaged, thoughtful citizens of Iowa and New Hampshire,” Burgum said in a statement bashing the rules that kept him out of the most recent debate.

It’s a shame it’s taken this long for Burgum to drop out and for the presidential field to finally shrink a bit.

In related news, DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy are the only candidate who’ve qualified for the fourth debate on Wednesday at this point. Christie claims he has qualified but the RNC hasn’t confirmed that yet.