Posted on 01/16/2024 4:07:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind
On Tuesday, following the Iowa caucuses in which he received an underwhelming 0.2 percent of the vote, Republican Presidential hopeful and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson formally dropped out of the Republican primary contest.
Hutchinson’s exit came a day after he finished sixth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, well behind Trump and other top rivals but also behind Ryan Binkley, a pastor who failed to qualify for any of the debates. Hutchinson was the last GOP candidate remaining in the race who was willing to directly take on Trump.
“I congratulate Donald J. Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support,” Hutchinson said in a statement. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas. My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa.”
Hutchinson’s campaign manager, Alison Williams, said he wasn’t issuing an endorsement at this time.
Governor Hutchinson joins former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, tech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy, former Indiana Governor and Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, radio talk-show maven and former California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder in officially joining the ranks of the also-rans. Following the Iowa vote, and former President Donald Trump's comfortable win therein, the GOP nomination is essentially down to a three-member race, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley still hanging in there.
You mean he was running for office?
0.2 % lol
Hey, at least it’s not zero. But it does make me wonder who these folks who voted for him are...
It was his nose that was running, actually.
What shall We do?
He had a really, really good shot at becoming the next President too!
Who?
I’m personally acquainted with Doug Burgum who is a good guy, if a bit squishy on conservatism.
Glad all the <10%ers are getting out of the way.
Haley and Desantis need to depart after losing New Hampshire.
I didn’t know he was still officially in the race. I guess Asa didn’t inspire anyone. .......
In before Powers Boothe.
His campaign strategy was just like Christie. He didn’t get money for a beach house, nor eat as many donuts.
His daughter is a class lady.
Mr Blutowsky
MR BLUTOWSKY
Zero
Point
Zero
They just wanted the “former presidential candidate” tag to up their appearance scale.
Both playing lead roles in American Douche Bags.
who?
Asa who?
That’s right.
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