Republican candidate Carly Fiorina campaigned not just for the presidency on Saturday, but for the right to get on the debate stage with her GOP opponents.

The first GOP debate must include someone “who will not be afraid to throw punches all night,” Fiorina told a forum of religious and social conservatives.

Fiorina could be excluded from the first debate set for Aug. 6 in Cleveland; given such a large Republican field, Fox News is restricting the encounter to candidates who are in the top 10 of an aggregate of national polls.

The only woman in the GOP contest, Fiorina told members of the Faith & Freedom Coalition that she is in a unique position to attack the likely Democrat nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Clinton must not be president, Fiorina told the supportive crowd, because “she is not trustworthy — she lacks a track record of leadership.”

Fiorina, a businesswoman who has not held elected office, has made qualification for the Republican debate the theme of fundraising pitches.

“I’ll make it clear that I’m ready to take on Hillary Clinton,” Fiorina said in a recent email to prospective backers. “But I need your help to get on that debate stage. In order to secure an invitation, I need to grow my team of supporters.”

Speaking to the group of social conservatives, Fiorina talked about her relationship with Jesus Christ and the need for faith in public life as well as domestic and foreign policies.

“We need someone in the Oval Office who understands how the economy works,” she said. “Who understands how the world works.”