Carly Fiorina Drops Out Of 2016 Race

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks during the Quad Cities New Ideas Forum, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina dropped out of the 2016 race on Wednesday, according to a post on her Facebook account.

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO didn’t qualify for the last GOP debate and she placed seventh in the New Hampshire primary.

As preliminary results of the primary rolled in, she told a crowd of her supporters that New Hampshire had given her the boost she needed to keep going.

Here’s her full statement:

This campaign was always about citizenship—taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and the well connected. Election after election, the same empty promises are made and the same poll-tested stump speeches are given, but nothing changes. I’ve said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be quiet. I’m not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them.

Our Republican Party must fight alongside these Americans as well. We must end crony capitalism by fighting the policies that allow it to flourish. We must fix our festering problems by holding our bloated, inept government bureaucracy accountable. Republicans must stand for conservative principles that lift people up and recognize all Americans have the right to fulfill their God-given potential.

To young girls and women across the country, I say: do not let others define you. Do not listen to anyone who says you have to vote a certain way or for a certain candidate because you’re a woman. That is not feminism. Feminism doesn’t shut down conversations or threaten women. It is not about ideology. It is not a weapon to wield against your political opponent. A feminist is a woman who lives the life she chooses and uses all her God-given gifts. And always remember that a leader is not born, but made. Choose leadership.

As I have said to the many wonderful Americans I have met throughout this campaign, a leader is a servant whose highest calling is to unlock potential in others. I will continue to serve in order to restore citizen government to this great nation so that together we may fulfill our potential.

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  1. Avatar for wtf1 wtf1 says:

    “…And another one bites the dust…”!

  2. “This campaign was always about citizenship—taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and the well connected.”

    And said that with a straight face?

  3. Avatar for topcat topcat says:

    …candidate Carly Fiorina dropped out of the 2016 primary race today – to pursue her life-long desire to produce and star in ‘abortion porn’ videos.

  4. Avatar for dont dont says:

    I hate it when they cut their losses. Come on Carly waste more money!!

  5. A Facebook post. That would fit her MO.

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