"I wanted to give voice to the forgotten communities that have been left behind," Ryan said, acknowledging with a smile that his race for President 'didn't work out the way we had planned.'
Ryan has argued that the Democratic Party needs to slow down a big shift to the more liberal side, arguing economic issues in the Rust Belt cannot be ignored by his party.
I’m announcing today that I am withdrawing from the Presidential campaign.
— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) October 24, 2019
I got into this race in April to really give voice to the forgotten people of our country. I look forward to continuing that fight.
Thank you, to everyone who supported this campaign. pic.twitter.com/BT4z3fQ205
Ryan had missed the last two debates because of a lack of fund raising and little strength in the polls - which led to him having little impact on the overall race.
“I honestly didn’t realize he was still in the race,” tweeted Frank Luntz, a GOP polling expert.
There are several other Democratic candidates in much the same situation as Ryan - who are not qualifying for the upcoming debates, and are far behind in the polls, like Marianne Williamson, Michael Bennet, John Delaney, and others.
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