Ramaswamy is the first Republican presidential contender to qualify for a debate, and he has pledged to support the eventual party nominee.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the “Beat Biden Pledge” a requirement for candidates who want to participate in talks that the party is sponsoring.
Republican Party candidates are starting to sign a promise that they will finally back the party’s choice for president. The first candidate for the White House to accept the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) language was Vivek Ramaswamy.

With his signature, Ramaswamy became the first candidate to officially qualify for the Fox Republican discussion on August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Washington Post first reported this, and the media later confirmed it.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the “Beat Biden Pledge” a requirement for her party’s candidates to be able to take part in its official debates. This goes against what former President Donald Trump said when he said he might not support the eventual winner of the Republican nomination.
According to the pledge, candidates must promise they will only participate in debates that the RNC approves. If they don’t sign the pledge or participate in a discussion that the RNC doesn’t support, they won’t be able to participate in any more party-approved questions.

“I also promise that if I don’t win the 2024 Republican nomination for President of the United States, I will support the 2024 Republican presidential nominee to save our country and beat Joe Biden,” the pledge says.

“I also promise that I won’t run as an independent or write-in candidate and that I won’t try to get or accept the nomination for president from any other party,” it says.

In addition to the pledge, candidates must get 1% of the vote in three national polls or 1% in two national polls and two state-specific polls from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. The RNC must also approve the polls, which must be done on or after July 1.

Also, to get to the discussion stage, candidates must have 40,000 unique donors to their campaign committee (or exploratory committee), with “at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in 20 or more states and/or territories,” according to RNC rules.