On Friday, 2020 Democrat presidential candidate and former Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) announced he is dropping out of the crowded race ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses.
In a statement he said that his decision “is informed by internal analyses indicating John’s support is not sufficient to meet the 15% viability in a material number of caucus precincts, but sufficient enough to cause other moderate candidates to not to make the viability threshold, especially in rural areas where John has campaigned harder than anyone.”
According to NBC News, “Delaney, a moderate Democrat, said on CNN Friday morning that he did not want to take away votes from other moderate candidates, such as former Vice President Joe Biden, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.”
Interestingly, the candidates mentioned by NBC News hold extremely progressive views, such as packing the U.S. Supreme Court, abortion-on-demand for any reason, loose immigration laws, taxpayer-funded college, and universal health care, all hard-left positions.