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Lincoln Chafee drops out of Democratic race
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
10/23/15 08:18 AM EDT
Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee, always a long-shot, dropped out of the race for his party’s nomination on Friday morning.
"As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of Prosperity Through Peace,” the Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat former governor and senator of Rhode Island will tell a Democratic National Committee gathering in the bowels of a downtown Washington hotel, according to his campaign.
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"But after much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today. I would like to take this opportunity one last time to advocate for a chance be given to peace."
Chafee, who never gained any traction in national or early-state polling, leaves the race just two days after Vice President Joe Biden opted against a run, and three days after former Virginia senator Jim Webb ended his own bid. It also came just hours after Hillary Clinton, the party’s front-runner, survived a marathon Capitol Hill testimony session on Benghazi.
“We all know that the Republican agenda sets back women’s rights and I pledge all my energy towards a big 2016 victory for Democrats across the country,” he is set to say.
With that, the Democratic field was whittled down to three — with no one else waiting in the wings: Clinton, the insurgent Bernie Sanders, and distant third Martin O’Malley. The three are set to address Iowa Democrats at the state party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner on Saturday night.
Chafee’s announcement did not come as a surprise after he tweeted late on Thursday — amid Clinton’s testimony — “I look forward to speaking at DNC Women’s Forum tomorrow morning. I’ll address my future in the campaign there. #chafee2016"
But it was the most attention his campaign had ever earned outside of his appearance in Las Vegas for Democrats’ first debate last week — Chafee largely self-funded his bid, rarely broke 1 percent in polling, and never scored any endorsements from elected officials in Washington. (His successor as governor, Gina Raimondo, is backing Clinton.)
AP Photo
Lincoln Chafee drops out of Democratic race
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
10/23/15 08:18 AM EDT
Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee, always a long-shot, dropped out of the race for his party’s nomination on Friday morning.
"As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of Prosperity Through Peace,” the Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat former governor and senator of Rhode Island will tell a Democratic National Committee gathering in the bowels of a downtown Washington hotel, according to his campaign.
Story Continued Below
"But after much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today. I would like to take this opportunity one last time to advocate for a chance be given to peace."
Chafee, who never gained any traction in national or early-state polling, leaves the race just two days after Vice President Joe Biden opted against a run, and three days after former Virginia senator Jim Webb ended his own bid. It also came just hours after Hillary Clinton, the party’s front-runner, survived a marathon Capitol Hill testimony session on Benghazi.
“We all know that the Republican agenda sets back women’s rights and I pledge all my energy towards a big 2016 victory for Democrats across the country,” he is set to say.
With that, the Democratic field was whittled down to three — with no one else waiting in the wings: Clinton, the insurgent Bernie Sanders, and distant third Martin O’Malley. The three are set to address Iowa Democrats at the state party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner on Saturday night.
Chafee’s announcement did not come as a surprise after he tweeted late on Thursday — amid Clinton’s testimony — “I look forward to speaking at DNC Women’s Forum tomorrow morning. I’ll address my future in the campaign there. #chafee2016"
But it was the most attention his campaign had ever earned outside of his appearance in Las Vegas for Democrats’ first debate last week — Chafee largely self-funded his bid, rarely broke 1 percent in polling, and never scored any endorsements from elected officials in Washington. (His successor as governor, Gina Raimondo, is backing Clinton.)
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