Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas announced Friday afternoon that he is pulling the plug on his Republican presidential bid. The senator was not doing well in the polls and was heading into the primary season without enough campaign cash.
The senator did not offer an endorsement of any of his presidential rivals, but he said he plans to discuss a possible endorsement with some of those candidates.
Brownback said that his struggle to gain media exposure in the crowded GOP field was a major contributing factor to his leaving the race. That lack of coverage made it difficult for him to raise enough money to stay in the race, especially with the surge of expenses expected heading into January’s Iowa Caucuses.
Brownback reported raising just $926,000 in the third quarter of the year, while rival and current front runner Rudy Giuliani raised more than $11 million dollars for the third quarter.
By Samantha Giles
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