Posted on 01/31/2020 5:33:37 AM PST by csvset
John Delaney has ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, more than two-and-a-half years after he became the first to announce his candidacy.
The former Maryland congressman and entrepreneur, 56, was a self-made multimillionaire before he entered politics.
Despite a large staff presence in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and sinking tens of millions of dollars from his personal fortune into his campaign, he never rose above the lowest tier of 2020 Democrats.
"I encourage the party to sharpen its focus on the growing opportunity inequality that exists in both rural America and struggling urban communities," Delaney said in a statement Friday. "The concentration of start-ups and investment capital in a small number of areas is troubling and smart public policy is needed to encourage entrepreneurs to start businesses everywhere."
Delaney received the most attention for his campaign during the second Democratic debate, when he hammered Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for their support of "Medicare for all" and the Green New Deal, calling the environemntal and health care plans unrealistic and fodder for attacks from President Trump.
Delaney during his campaign became one of the most vociferous critics of his party's left-wing, suggesting Sanders, Warren and other candidates were making promises to voters on health care and the environment that couldn't possibly be fulfilled.
Before running for president, Delaney served as a three-term representative for Maryland's 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. Prior to entering politics, he founded several healthcare companies. His net worth is estimated at over $200 million.
But even Delaney's considerable wealth was eclipsed by the entrance into the race of former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, worth more than $1 billion, and Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor whose estimated wealth is more than $59 billion. Both have been free-spending in primary and caucus states around the country.
Delaney's departure leaves 11 candidates in the Democratic primary race. Voting kicks off Monday with the Iowa Caucuses.
I heard Delaney speak a few times. IMHO, he would have been a much better candidate to run against Trump, but because he was not infected with TDS, the Dems wholeheartedly rejected him. He never had a chance.
Never heard of him.
A somewhat reasonable white man—DOA in the Democratic Party.
They have re-education camps waiting for him.
Ah, so he’s one of the few Dems that realize the Leftists don’t stand a snowball’s chance in Hell. No wonder he’s a unknown. The Dems have nothing, literally, nothing. Biden, Bernie, Lie-a-watha , oh and Hillary, lol.
i didn’t even know he was running. wow. now i will have to throw my support behind bibloombigigderen...
What are we gonna do now?
Dang..i was going to vote for him.
Vote for Bernie (said one 'Operation Chaos' voter to another)
Joe’s vp pick.
Delaney has been campaigning in Iowa for more than two years! He might even have rented a home in Iowa.
Oh, NO! What will we do without John Delany as a candidate!!!
John, We Hardly Knew Ye!
I’ve seen him on national TV a few times.
He seems at least semi-rational, which is not the ‘Rat party these days.
‘Pod
If Bernie or any of the hard left nut jobs wins the White House, there will be re-education camps waiting for many of us. They will be coming after us with a vengeance.
Haha my thought exactly! And I am from Maryland - never heard of the guy.
A dying breed, a Democrat that is somewhat of a average Joe, not a bat shit crazy, foaming at the mouth lunatic Communist.
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