Decision ‘08

One Less Face In The Crowd

Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.

Brownback, a long-shot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan.

He raised a little more than $800,000 in the third quarter of this year, his lowest quarterly amount since entering race. He has brought in more than $4 million overall and is eligible for $2 million in federal matching funds.

Well, I’m trying to figure out a way to say something interesting about this, but the fact of the matter is that Brownback was a non-factor. $800,000 in fundraising for a quarter is just not credible in this day and time….