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George who, now?

George Pataki finally generates some buzz ...by dropping out of the race



It's a safe bet to assume that the vast majority of American voters have no idea who George Pataki is. Most polls showed him perpetually stuck at 0.0% for the 2016 race. The only real explanation for numbers so low is "no one knows you're running." After all, even support-free candidates like Santorum and Graham have managed to climb to a lofty 0.6% average. So it's little surprise that Pataki has decided to call it quits.

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Pataki made the announcement in a television advertisement on NBC Tuesday night. "Tonight is the end of my journey for the White House as I suspend my campaign for president. I'm confident that we can elect the right person. Someone who will bring us together and who understands that politicians including the president must be the people's servant and not their master," said Pataki. The former New York governor said in order to make America great again, we need to elect a president who can defeat ISIS.
Pataki chose to bow out on a slow news day, so his departure became the first time he managed to garner a few headlines. The stunning thing about this is that there are still a whopping 11 GOP hopefuls in the hunt. Four of them - Kasich, Santorum, and Huckabee - are currently polling below 2%. The next tier - Christie, Bush, Fiorina, and Paul - can't get above 5%, and half of them are below 3%. (OK, fine, there might be 12, but no one seems to know where Jim Gilmore is.) There are a couple of worthy candidates in the lower-level mix, but it's becoming all but impossible for them to claw their way out of the political mire. It's time for more of the kids table to follow Pataki's example. His exit video appears below, complete with a mealy-mouthed parting shot aimed at Donald Trump.


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