{"id":22428,"date":"2015-10-21T05:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=22428"},"modified":"2015-10-20T16:23:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T20:23:36","slug":"jim-webb-drops-out-of-democratic-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2015\/10\/jim-webb-drops-out-of-democratic-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Webb drops out of Democratic race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Jim Webb, whom many conservatives considered the star of the Democratic debate, announced that he will no longer seek the Democratic presidential nomination.\u00a0 He held out the possibility, though, that he might run as an Independent.<\/p>\n

From Webb exits the Democratic presidential primary \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced Tuesday afternoon that he would no longer pursue the Democratic presidential nomination, telling reporters that instead he will gauge support in the coming weeks for a possible White House bid as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore people in this country call themselves political independents than Republicans or Democrats. I happen to agree with them,\u201d Webb told reporters at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am withdrawing from any consideration of being the Democratic Party\u2019s nominee for the presidency,\u201d he said. \u201cThis does not reduce in any way my concerns for the challenges facing the country \u2026 or my intentions to remain fully engaged in the debates that are facing us.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a question-and-answer session with reporters following Tuesday\u2019s announcement, Webb said he has yet to decide if he will remain a registered Democrat. Acknowledging the tall odds facing an independent presidential bid, he said he and his team would explore whether there is an opening for him to launch such a candidacy. He said he would spend \u201cthe next couple weeks talking with people I have not felt comfortable talking with as a Democratic Party candidate\u2026. I feel much freer now, having cleared the air to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people say I\u2019m a Republican who became a Democrat but that I often sound like a Republican in a room full of Democrats,\u201d he said. \u201cActually, I take that as a compliment. More people call themselves independents than either Republicans or Democrats \u2026 Our country is more important than a label.\u201d<\/p>\n

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