Posted on 10/09/2023 4:24:34 PM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd suspended his Republican presidential bid Monday, abandoning a brief campaign built on criticizing Donald Trump at a time when his party seems even more determined to embrace the former president.
Hurd said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that he was endorsing Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, for the GOP nomination.
“While I appreciate all the time and energy our supporters have given, it is important to recognize the realities of the political landscape and the need to consolidate our party around one person to defeat both Donald Trump and President Biden,” Hurd wrote.
He said Haley “has shown a willingness to articulate a different vision for the country than Donald Trump and has an unmatched grasp on the complexities of our foreign policy.”
Hurd was the last major candidate to join the already crowded Republican primary field when he announced his run in late July. He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate who pledged to lead the party away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Hurd failed to qualify for both the first GOP debate in Milwaukee in August and the second debate the following month in Simi Valley, California.
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Exactly!
Beat me to it…
I will be suspending my campaign tomorrow…..
At least he’s not as hard headed as the other obvious losers
What a huge void that will leave, the Trump and Biden strategists can now turn their attention to other nomination threats.
Concur 100%. It’s a shame but he needs more seasoning. Hopefully he will get a cabinet position when Biden goes down in 2024.
Owls chant, “who? Who? Who?”
Will, We Hardly Knew Ye!
Willie Hurd needs a strong primary opponent. We have all the narcissistic nitwits we need.
Well....... bye.
Yep....Who but at least smarter than Jeb.
I have to post my announcement later tonight on FR...sarc
Translation: Hurd received enough money to last him in his retirement so now he can step aside (for the good of the party, of course).
Jeez, I have nooooo idea who I am going to vote for now.
Will, we hardly knew ye.
You are correct-fortunately, Hurd is already out of office...
He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate who pledged to lead the party away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Hurd failed to qualify for both the first GOP debate in Milwaukee in August and the second debate the following month in Simi Valley, California.
Yeah, good luck with that.
Oh, he was still running?
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