CNN: Beto O’Rourke Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race

SANTIAGO We did out ░░░░░░░░ it saying that he ░░░░░░░░ no longer serve the ░░░░░░░░ as a nominee or ░░░░░░░░ a candidate in this ░░░░░░░░ So the big question ░░░░░░░░ be is he going ░░░░░░░░ run for Senate in ░░░░░░░░ Why exactly is he ░░░░░░░░ out There had been ░░░░░░░░ of the fundraising slowing ░░░░░░░░ for quite some time ░░░░░░░░ certainly started off with ░░░░░░░░ lot of money coming ░░░░░░░░ on day one Raised ░░░░░░░░ million in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ so he was expecting ░░░░░░░░ come in raising a ░░░░░░░░ of money That slowed ░░░░░░░░ in the second quarter ░░░░░░░░ in the third quarter ░░░░░░░░ up a little bit ░░░░░░░░ still appears not to ░░░░░░░░ been enough CHALIAN Now ░░░░░░░░ you know obviously that ░░░░░░░░ of O Rourke s ░░░░░░░░ in this campaign was ░░░░░░░░ the shooting in El ░░░░░░░░ and he sort of ░░░░░░░░ his campaign with a ░░░░░░░░ mission on gun violence ░░░░░░░░ gun safety legislation but ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem enough ░░░░░░░░ have gained enough traction ░░░░░░░░ that issue to drive ░░░░░░░░ forward Are we learning ░░░░░░░░ from his campaign about ░░░░░░░░ this means for his ░░░░░░░░ on that issue going ░░░░░░░░ SANTIAGO I suspect he ░░░░░░░░ been very passionate about ░░░░░░░░ and saying that he ░░░░░░░░ his voice When that ░░░░░░░░ as a candidate you ░░░░░░░░ a relaunch of his ░░░░░░░░ multiple times But he ░░░░░░░░ sort of found his ░░░░░░░░ according to him directly ░░░░░░░░ that occurred Found his ░░░░░░░░ So I suspect when ░░░░░░░░ is done you will ░░░░░░░░ hear the last of ░░░░░░░░ O Rourke on gun ░░░░░░░░ because this is something ░░░░░░░░ really shook him up ░░░░░░░░ his family up and ░░░░░░░░ community And I think ░░░░░░░░ he will continue to ░░░░░░░░ with Moms Demand Action ░░░░░░░░ saw him in multiple ░░░░░░░░ before he even announced ░░░░░░░░ candidacy on that so ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ heard the end on ░░░░░░░░ issue from Beto O ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER In his statement ░░░░░░░░ he writes he says ░░░░░░░░ other things he says ░░░░░░░░ it is difficult to ░░░░░░░░ it is clear to ░░░░░░░░ now that this campaign ░░░░░░░░ not have the means ░░░░░░░░ move forward successfully My ░░░░░░░░ to the country will ░░░░░░░░ be as a candidate ░░░░░░░░ as the nominee Acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ now is in the ░░░░░░░░ interest of those in ░░░░░░░░ campaign It is in ░░░░░░░░ best interest of this ░░░░░░░░ as we seek to ░░░░░░░░ around a nominee and ░░░░░░░░ is in the best ░░░░░░░░ of the country He ░░░░░░░░ says in the end ░░░░░░░░ will of course work ░░░░░░░░ and support any of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who become the ░░░░░░░░ s nominee So this ░░░░░░░░ a pretty significant development ░░░░░░░░ he s decided to ░░░░░░░░ it quits David CHALIAN ░░░░░░░░ a doubt Wolf And ░░░░░░░░ word means there that ░░░░░░░░ just read in that ░░░░░░░░ that s money That ░░░░░░░░ resources and that had ░░░░░░░░ up for Beto O ░░░░░░░░ which is astounding considering ░░░░░░░░ you just heard Layla ░░░░░░░░ about the amounts of ░░░░░░░░ that he raised in ░░░░░░░░ Senate race last year ░░░░░░░░ Ted Cruz the anticipation ░░░░░░░░ expectations so high for ░░░░░░░░ when he got into ░░░░░░░░ presidential race Again specifically ░░░░░░░░ being able to raise ░░░░░░░░ and that dried up ░░░░░░░░ him He had seen ░░░░░░░░ over the summer into ░░░░░░░░ fall and when you ░░░░░░░░ t have money to ░░░░░░░░ payroll to get all ░░░░░░░░ the field organizers out ░░░░░░░░ to get the TV ░░░░░░░░ up on the air ░░░░░░░░ have a really tough ░░░░░░░░ going forward And that ░░░░░░░░ where Beto O Rourke ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ today in Iowa Wolf ░░░░░░░░ was standing in a ░░░░░░░░ amidst Beto O Rourke ░░░░░░░░ There was lots of ░░░░░░░░ activity here today He ░░░░░░░░ lots of signage activists ░░░░░░░░ going to come to ░░░░░░░░ dinner tonight that they ░░░░░░░░ warming up for behind ░░░░░░░░ all in support of ░░░░░░░░ but Beto O Rourke ░░░░░░░░ longer a candidate in ░░░░░░░░ race BLITZER Gloria let ░░░░░░░░ get your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ as well In his ░░░░░░░░ that he just posted ░░░░░░░░ am grateful to all ░░░░░░░░ people who made up ░░░░░░░░ heart and soul of ░░░░░░░░ campaign You were among ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands who ░░░░░░░░ a donation signed up ░░░░░░░░ volunteer or spread the ░░░░░░░░ about this campaign and ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to help decide ░░░░░░░░ election of our lifetime ░░░░░░░░ in the end he ░░░░░░░░ did not have the ░░░░░░░░