Lincoln Chafee Bows Out Of Presidential Race

Chafee is the second Democrat to drop out of the 2016 field this week after former Virginia Senator Jim Webb made a similar announcement Tuesday.

Lincoln Chafee’s out of the Democratic presidential race. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that also includes former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley. The three are set to address Iowa Democrats at the state party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner on Saturday night.

Chafee, who like his later father, John, served as both senator and governor of Rhode Island, had an interesting life before entering politics, though.

Chafee had shown no hesitation in throwing jabs at Clinton’s support for military intervention in Iraq but turned his fire toward the GOP on Friday. Faced with dismal approval ratings amid a torpid state economy, Chafee opted not to run for re-election in 2014 – then declared months later that he was seeking a job promotion to the highest office in the land. He raised just $15,000 for his campaign, and his awkward performance in the first Democratic debate left many wondering what his goal was in running. Chafee proved one of the most liberal Republicans in the Senate, breaking with his party on abortion and foreign policy.

His decision to give up the race didn’t come as much of a surprise after a listless campaign. During his past campaigns, he relied on an old New England family fortune amassed over generations. His affront was relatively bold-especially considering no one else on the stage was that willing to confront her-but when moderator Anderson Cooper asked if Clinton wanted to respond, she merely said “no”. “I’m moving on now”. Instead, he said in an interview that the lack of time he received in the debate “motivates [him] even more”.

The presidential bid represented an unusual twist for the unconventional 62-year-old lawmaker and the son of late Sen.

His website, chafee2016.com, released the transcript of a speech he delivered on Friday announcing that he was ending his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

With Chafee’s exit, now only three Democratic candidates remain: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen.

“Let’s remember that that was a big deal”, Wasserman Schultz told the audience.