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Senator Sam Brownback - Republican (Kansas)
Sam Brownback, born September 12, 1956, in Kansas. |
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| October 19, 2007 ... Senator Sam Brownback drops out of 2008 campaign |
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| TOPEKA, Kansas (Reuters) - |
| Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas, a two-term U.S. senator whose presidential campaign failed to draw money or widespread support from an intended base of religious conservatives, dropped out of the 2008 White House race on Friday. |
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| "Today I'm ending my candidacy. My yellow brick road just came short of the White House this time," said Brownback, who was flanked by his family and a small group of supporters as he announced his decision from the state capitol in Topeka. |
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| Brownback blamed a shortage of campaign funds and media pessimism about his chances for his inability to compete in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. |
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| "We've really been held (back) early on by the media saying 'we don't think he can do it,'" Brownback said. |
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| He had just $94,000 in campaign funds at the end of September, having spent more money than he raised in the last three months as his support dwindled. |
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