Ex-US Rep. for Maryland John Delaney Withdraws From 2020 Presidential Race

The announcement was made as the clock ticks down to the 2020 US presidential election which will be held on 3 November.

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US Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney has announced in an interview with CNN that he is withdrawing from the 2020 race.

“It has been a privilege to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President, but it is clear that God has a different purpose for me at this moment in time”, Delaney, who was the US Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019, tweeted on Friday.

He added that he leaves the race “with a profound sense of gratitude to the voters who shared with me their hopes and concerns for our magnificent country”.

He stressed that the race “was never about me, but about ideas and doing what’s right for our nation”.

“The unique and data-driven ideas that our campaign generated – on how to create a functional universal health care system, price carbon, advance trade, invest in rural America, cure disease, help workers, launch negative emissions technologies, reform education, and expand national service – are now ideas for the party and I will continue to advocate for them in my next chapter”, Delaney said.