TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Sen. Sam Brownback abandoned his 2008 presidential bid Friday, his White House aspirations dashed by a lack of support and money.
Said the Kansas senator: “My yellow brick road just came short of the White House this time.”
The conservative managed to gain the support of only 1 percent of Republicans in this month’s Associated Press-Ipsos poll after peaking at 3 percent in June. Fundraising reports this week showed that his campaign was struggling financially, with $94,000 available to spend.
Brownback is expected to run for Kansas governor in 2010 when his second term expires. He has said he won’t run for the Senate again.
He is known for his passionate opposition to abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem-cell research.
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