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George Pataki Withdraws from the Republican Presidential Race

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Richard Winger

On December 29, George Pataki, former Governor of New York, ended his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. See this story. His name is now on the ballot in Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. He cannot remove his name from these ballots. Either these states don’t permit withdrawal, or it is too late to withdraw. Thanks to commenter David for this news.

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George Pataki Withdraws from the Republican Presidential Race — 7 Comments

Bob G on December 29, 2015 at 11:22 pm said:

Then there were 12
Baronscarpia on December 30, 2015 at 4:33 am said:

A truly amazing thing about the Republican primary season is this – one by one, a small handful of Republicans will be forced to confront reality and accept one single fact. That’s some kind of progress, anyway.

So buh-bye Georgie…one of a long line of Massachusetts Republican governors who couldn’t be bothered to finish out their term of office.
Joshua K. on December 30, 2015 at 7:05 am said:

@Baronscarpia: George Pataki is from New York, not Massachusetts. And he served all three of his terms as governor in full.
Richard Winger on December 30, 2015 at 9:12 am said:

Of the 12 mainstream Republican presidential candidates still running, 8 of them live in the south. The only non-southern resident candidates are Kasich, Christie, Santorum, and Trump.
Bob on December 30, 2015 at 11:42 am said:

Where is Carly Fiorina from?
Baronscarpia on December 30, 2015 at 12:43 pm said:

Joshua –

Correct. My bad. Thank you for the correction.
Richard Winger on December 30, 2015 at 1:16 pm said:

Carly Fiorina has Texas roots. She now lives in Virginia. It is true the only time (before this year’s presidential race) that she ran for public office was in California, in 2010, for US Senate.