Rand Paul is pulling the plug on his presidential campaign
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is ending his presidential campaign, he announced Wednesday morning.
Paul entered the 2016 race as one of the more prominent candidates, but he saw his fortunes fade since last summer amid the rise of real-estate mogul Donald Trump. Paul had placed fifth in Monday’s Iowa caucuses.
Paul was running simultaneously for the White House and for reelection in Kentucky. He said in a statement that he would not now focus ont he latter:
It’s been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House. Today, I will end where I began, ready and willing to fight for the cause of Liberty.
Across the country thousands upon thousands of young people flocked to our message of limited government, privacy, criminal justice reform and a reasonable foreign policy. Brushfires of Liberty were ignited, and those will carry on, as will I.
Although, today I will suspend my campaign for President, the fight is far from over. I will continue to carry the torch for Liberty in the United States Senate and I look forward to earning the privilege to represent the people of Kentucky for another term.
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