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Jim Webb Exits Democratic Primary, Leaves Door Open For Independent Bid
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 20, 2015 09:14pm |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | Oct 20, 2015 01:00pm |
| Description | Jim Webb ended his Democratic campaign for president on Tuesday, leaving open the possibility he could still run as an independent.
Decrying how far both parties had moved from the center, the former Virginia senator acknowledged that there was no path forward for him in the current 2016 field.
"I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and base of the Democratic Party," Webb said in an afternoon press conference at the National Press Club. "For this reason I am withdrawing from any consideration of being the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency."
Saying he is still considering an independent run, though — for which he said he was confident he could get more support than he did in his quest for the Democratic nomination — Webb pointed to an increasingly disillusioned middle in the country that is hungry for a different kind of candidate.
"Poll after poll shows that a strong plurality of Americans is neither Republican nor Democrat. Overwhelmingly they're independents," Webb said. "Our political candidates are being pulled to the extremes. They are increasingly out of step with the people they are supposed to serve." |
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