Today Jon Huntsman's campaign website features an open letter announcing the suspension of his campaign. In so doing, the former GOP nomination hopeful joins other notable Republicans who have dropped out of presidential races early on.
Jon Huntsman quits
Huntsman offered no reasons for the sudden halt of his campaign. He vows to go on "supporting the candidate who is best-equipped to defeat the president and return conservative leadership to the White House: Governor Mitt Romney." There is speculation the third-place finish in the New Hampshire primary -- as reported by The Ticket -- led to deeper soul-searching and the decision to drop out of the race. Huntsman's endorsement of Romney further solidifies the latter's lead.
Herman Cain quit first
The New York Times reported that on Dec. 3, Herman Cain called it quits. The candidate initially garnered a lot of support and handled himself reasonably well in debates but found his credibility eroding amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Taking his staffers by surprise, the candidate decided to throw in the towel. Cain made it clear he did not quit because he felt unequal to the fight; rather, he outlined "the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family" convinced him it was time to end his current bid for the White House. At this time, Cain has not yet endorsed another Republican.
Michele Bachmann followed
Michele Bachmann followed suit on Jan. 4; the Hollywood Reporter outlined that a sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucus caused the conservative politician to re-evaluate her run for the presidency. It is interesting to note she initially had high hopes for a strong finish in Iowa, in part because she won the GOP's straw poll in the state in the summer. In part, a recent increase in faith community endorsements of her campaign did seem promising. Although Bachmann has quit the race, she has not offered her endorsement to any of the candidates.
February 2008: Mitt Romney suspended his campaign
Current Republican front-runner Romney decided to suspend his presidential campaign the last time he ran in 2008. The New York Daily News reported at the time that -- after the Super Tuesday primary elections -- he realized John McCain had garnered enough support among the electorate to make his own nomination unlikely. He went on to eventually endorse McCain.
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