Beto O’Rourke drops presidential bid
WASHINGTON -- Beto O’Rourke announced Friday that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential race.
He announced the move in an email to supporters, with no warning.
“Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully,” he wrote. “My service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee.”
Pulling the plug now, he wrote, is in the best interest of campaign staff and the party and its eventual nominee....