Tim Ryan drops out of Democratic presidential race

Democratic Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

Ryan, who failed to gain traction and qualify for recent Democratic debates, announces his withdrawal on Twitter.

He says he will instead seek reelection next year to his US House seat.

I’m announcing today that I am withdrawing from the Presidential campaign.

I got into this race in April to really give voice to the forgotten people of our country. I look forward to continuing that fight.

Thank you, to everyone who supported this campaign. pic.twitter.com/BT4z3fQ205

— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) October 24, 2019

Ryan says he ran to give voice to the forgotten people and businesses in the country that have been left behind and he wants to continue that in his congressional race.

The congressman’s most recent fundraising report showed he had only $158,000 on hand.

— AP