Sam Brownback mercifully ends presidential campaign

October 18, 2007

Washington, DC - Republican Sam Brownback is bailing out of the 2008 presidential campaign due to a lack of money, sources close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.

Republican Sam Brownback is bailing out of the 2008 presidential campaign due to a lack of money, sources close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.

Meanwhile, a sources tell CNN that all scheduling has been put on hold pending a "major announcement" from the Kansas Republican.

Brownback, who had hoped to win the support of social conservatives, raised only $926,000 for his bid in the third quarter, significantly trailing the Republican frontrunners.

Though as late as Monday, Brownback's campaign insisted the senator would stay in the race.

"With a crowded field and an entire month during which Senator Brownback campaigned in Iowa without holding fundraising events, we are pleased with the level of support for Senator Brownback's message," John Rankin, the senator's campaign spokesman, said in a statement Monday. "We have always expected to run a grassroots campaign and to make the most of limited resources. The option of over $2 million in federal matching funds would provide additional support as we move forward."