Sen. Amy Klobuchar(D-Minn.) dropped her governmental bid Monday, an assistant informed HuffPost.
Klobuchar is set to back previous Vice President Joe Biden at an event in Dallas on Monday night, The Associated Press reports
Her choice comes after a poor proving in the South Carolina main. She got just 3%of the vote, flailing in comparison to her fellow moderate Biden, who won 48%.
Though the Minnesota senator’s project got steam in the leadup to the very first primaries and caucuses, Klobuchar’s late-stage momentum wasn’t enough to eclipse her most powerful opponents in the crowded Democratic field.
She joins former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer in dropping out just ahead of Super Tuesday. More than 1,500 delegates will be up for grabs as Democrats across 14 states and one overseas area head to the surveys.
Klobuchar ran as a moderate, wagering that focusing on issues that could draw in bipartisan support– combating drug and alcohol addiction, protecting ballot rights, antitrust enforcement– would make her votes. She touched on those concepts in June when she ended up being the very first 2020 contender to set out a comprehensive prepare for her very first