every time a candidate drops out of the democratic primary a canon should go off like in the hunger games
new and improved version. just because the primary is a mess doesn’t mean my thread has to be


richard ojeda, military veteran and former west virginia state senator; dropped out january 25th, 2019


john hickenlooper, former colorado governor and former mayor of denver; dropped out august 15, 2019


jay inslee, washington state governor and former washington state congressman; dropped out august 21st, 2019


seth moulton, former massachusetts congressman and iraq war veteran; dropped out august 23rd, 2019


kirsten gillibrand, new york senator and former new york congresswoman; dropped out august 28th, 2019


tim ryan, ohio congressman and former congressional staff member; dropped out october 24th, 2019


beto o’rourke, former texas congressman and 2018 texas senate candidate; dropped out november 1st, 2019


wayne messam, florida mayor and former college football champion; dropped out november 19th, 2019


joe sestak, former pennsylvania congressman and former navy admiral; dropped out december 1st, 2019


steve bullock, montana governor and former montana attorney general; dropped out december 2nd, 2019


kamala harris, california senator, former california attorney general, and former san francisco district attorney; dropped out december 3rd, 2019


julián castro, former housing secretary and former mayor of san antonio; dropped out january 2nd, 2020


john delaney, former maryland congressman and former businessman; dropped out january 31st, 2020


deval patrick, former massachusetts governor and executive at a private equity firm; dropped out february 12th, 2020


tom steyer, billionaire former hedge fund executive, activist for climate change and impeachment; dropped out february 29th, 2020


michael bloomberg, billionaire media executive and former new york city mayor; dropped out march 4th, 2020


elizabeth warren, massachusetts senator and former harvard professor; dropped out march 5th, 2020


tulsi gabbard, hawaii congresswoman and army national guard veteran; dropped out march 19th, 2020