Jim Webb drops out of Democratic primary race
- 9 years ago
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race Tuesday afternoon.
Webb, a Vietnam veteran and former Navy secretary, withdrew any consideration of being the party's nominee during a news conference at 1 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C., but said he has not ruled out an independent run.
"It was very difficult to fundraise inside the Democratic Party structure right now," he said to reporters.
"I have no doubt that if I ran as an independent we would have significant financial help from people who want me to run as something other than a Democrat."
During the Tuesday press conference, he said that the very nature of American democracy is under siege by how the current power structure finances both political parties.
Webb, a Vietnam veteran and former Navy secretary, withdrew any consideration of being the party's nominee during a news conference at 1 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C., but said he has not ruled out an independent run.
"It was very difficult to fundraise inside the Democratic Party structure right now," he said to reporters.
"I have no doubt that if I ran as an independent we would have significant financial help from people who want me to run as something other than a Democrat."
During the Tuesday press conference, he said that the very nature of American democracy is under siege by how the current power structure finances both political parties.