Brownback drops from presidential race

HalfLife Source ^ | 10/19/07 | Sara Smith

[pissant]

Brownback's doom campaign started when fundraising totaled to only $94,653 and a weak Iowa Straw Poll. For most candidates, if you can't do well in Iowa, you can't do well in the race for the White House.

The U.S. senator from Kansas will hold a press conference today at 3:45 p.m. in Topeka, where he is expected to announce his withdrawal.

An Oct. 7 poll by the Des Moines Register ranked Brownback seventh among Republican voters in Iowa, with 2 percent of the vote.

The race has four front-runners, listing off Republican presidential-nomination candidates Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.

Financial reports from Oct. 15 show Brownback had only $94,653 on hand as of Sept. 30, compared with fellow social conservative Mike Huckabee's $651,300. To put the sums in perspective, Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani had $16.6 million and Romney had $9.2 million as of the most recent filing period.

Sam Brownback is expected to run for governor of Kansas in 2010, when his Senate term is up.

Brownback is expected to endorse another Republican candidate later today. Huckabee and Romney were potential candidates for the endorsement because they're both social conservatives like Brownback, though Fred Thompson is always another possibility.

[pissant]

Brownback is expected to endorse another Republican candidate later today. Huckabee and Romney were potential candidates for the endorsement because they're both social conservatives like Brownback, though Fred Thompson is always another possibility.

[SIDENET]

fundraising totaled to only $94,653

LOL.

[JohnnyZ]

Brownback is expected to endorse another Republican candidate later today. Huckabee and Romney were potential candidates for the endorsement because they're both social conservatives like Brownback, though Fred Thompson is always another possibility.

Man, who wrote this?

There's no love lost between Brownback and Romney, that's for sure.

[bigjoesaddle]

Here in Iowa, (Cedar Rapids area) I saw his bumper stickers the most. In fact, his were the ONLY ones I saw. (Except for 1 Ron Paul). I also only saw 2 Ron Paul yard signs, and a SH*TLOAD of Hillary Yard signs. No others.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Sammy, we hardly knew ye.

[Cicero]

He was totally out of it, anyway, so this won’t make much difference, except maybe one less distraction in the debates.

As for his endorsement, I doubt if anyone wants it. It would be the kiss of death.

[Bigg Red]

Well, let’s hope some others follow and get out of Hunter’s way.

[Rita Hayworth]

Well, let’s hope some others follow and get out of Hunter’s way.

He's a 1% Steamroller. Watch out!!

[The Pack Knight]

I figured this would happen not long after the Q3 numbers were in. There just never was any point to his campaign.

Hunter may not be doing any better, but at least he has a coherent message to run on, plus he's still in the black money-wise. Tancredo, on the other hand, shows net debt for the first time and his fundraising is down from last quarter. I expect him to be next.

Interesting note: Tancredo leads Republicans in debt/cash on hand with 269%. Who's second?

Mitt Romney, 188%.