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Democrat O'Rourke drops out of 2020 presidential race

 

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FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign stop at Consuelo's Taqueria in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Beto O'Rourke dropped out of the crowded 2020 U.S. presidential race on Friday, saying it had become clear his campaign did not have the resources to continue to seek his party's nomination.

 

"My service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee. Acknowledging this now is in the best interests of those in the campaign; it is in the best interests of this party as we seek to unify around a nominee; and it is in the best interests of the country," O'Rourke wrote in a post that he shared on Twitter.

 

O'Rourke, 47, a former Texas congressman, was struggling to qualify for the next Democratic debate after months of poor showings in opinion polls and lackluster fundraising.

 

O'Rourke, who became a Democratic rock star after almost winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas in 2018, said he would also not be running for the Senate next year, a decision that will disappoint some party leaders.

 

"We will work to ensure that the Democratic nominee is successful in defeating Donald Trump in 2020. I can tell you firsthand from having the chance to know the candidates, we will be well served by any one of them, and I’m going to be proud to support whoever she or he is," O'Rourke's Twitter post said.

 

His withdrawal leaves 17 Democratic contenders for the nomination to run against the Republican president.

 

(Reporting by Amanda Becker and Tim Reid; Editing by Sandra Maler and Grant McCool)

 

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6 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

He may be gone, but his words will live on in the upcoming election: seize guns, destroy religion, open the borders.

 

Truly a lightweight idiot.

Open borders???destroy religion ??? Seizing war weapons yup he’s for that I am to don’t need an assault rifle mine had a date with my cut off saw right after parkland nope don’t need it my glock is better for home defense anyway

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7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

and none have a realistic chance against the incumbent, IMO. Shame there are not any Jack Kennedy's around anymore. Anyone with a shred of charisma would probably be a shoo in, but the front runners look like they never had a laugh in their adult lives, IMO.

Exactly.  I don't think there's been a solid Democrat contender since JFK.  Obama was a fluke that never should have happened.  Everyone was so into, let's see what a black President will do, they overlooked all the warning signs.  Clinton wasn't all that bad, but his wife would have been a disaster.  

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