North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has suspended his presidential aspirations, taking a few potshots at the RNC and making sure the door doesn’t hit him in the ass on the way out.
In a statement and video released Monday morning, Burgum emphasized that he and his wife “are deeply grateful for each and every person who supported us with their ideas, prayers, advocacy, encouragement and enthusiasm. Kathryn and I will always remain committed to fighting for the people who make our nation so exceptional.”
The North Dakota governor becomes the latest White House hopeful call it quits, as the GOP field of contenders has rapidly shrunk after topping out at over a dozen candidates during the summer.
Burgum’s departure winnows the field to Trump, DeSantis, Haley, Christie, Ramaswamy, and Hutchinson. All the major national polls have them ranked in that order, with Trump’s lead still significant. Brugum was stuck at 0 or 1% in most national polls ( which is where Hutchinson also remains), though he may have done better in certain states where he has some name recognition.
I saw Burgum speak at the NHGOP First in the Nation Summit. He seemed sensible and practical, maybe even capable, but plenty of other candidates were working similar messages, so he was never going to get past that to higher polling. Here are two minutes of Gov. Doug at that event.
