Rand Paul Drops Out Of 2016 Race

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks during the Road to Majority 2015 convention at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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This post was updated at 9:03 a.m.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced the suspension of his 2016 presidential campaign in a public statement on Wednesday. In the statement, reposted by CNN, Paul said it was an “honor” to run and pledges to “continue to carry the torch for Liberty in the United States Senate.”

The Kentucky Senator finished in fifth place in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

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  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    NOOoOOOooooOOoOO!!! What about FREEDOM? The CONSTITUTION??? LibRETY and GOOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD!!!

  2. Avatar for estamm estamm says:

    I really thought he’d stick it out until the Kentucky primary. After all, his campaign paid a pretty penny to switch to a caucus. Ha ha.

  3. Oh, Lord! It’s too early for shit to be this funny. What about next month’s Republican presidential caucus? You know, the one he already spent a half million on so he could run for both Senate and the presidency? I think I may OD on schadenfreude!

  4. And then there were 10… i expect to see a lot more dropping off next week.

  5. Isn´t NH supposed to be filled to the gills with John Galt types?

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