The businessman and former Maryland representative ran as a centrist who cautioned the Democratic Party against supporting progressive policies.
Former Maryland congressman and businessman John Delaney announced Friday he is suspending his presidential campaign.
Delaney said in a CNN interview that he wasn’t endorsing anyone, but urged his supporters to vote for “other moderate candidates,” such as former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar , or Pete Buttigieg, the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor. lt has been a privilege to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President, but it is clear that God has a different purpose for me at this moment in time. Read my full statement here: 1/19https://t.co/DWaQWegVzJFrom the beginning, the Delaney campaign struggled to garner widespread support. Polling repeatedly showed him earning less than 1% of the vote and painted a grim picture of his ability to inspire voters in today’s Democratic Party.
Delaney, who co-founded a health care company in 1993 and later sold it for millions of dollars, ran for president as a self-proclaimed “progressive businessman.”
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