Lincoln Chafee drops Democratic bid for president

Sen. Lincoln Chafee

Sen. Lincoln Chafee, one of the last-place candidates for president in the Democratic Party primary, dropped his bid for the White House Friday.

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Citing sluggish fundraising, the former Rhode island governor also announced he was going to speak formally on his dropped bid during a Democratic National Committee Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.

In the meantime, his campaign released portions of his upcoming remarks, CNN reported: “As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of Prosperity Through Peace. But after much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today. I would like to take this opportunity one last time to advocate for a chance be given to peace.”

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Chafee had declared his run for the presidency in June. He spent most of his political life as a Republican but switched to independent when he ran for governor of Rhode Island.

 

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