Pataki Drops Out Of The Race For President

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Patrick Garrett

Published December 30, 2015 at 5:53 AM EST

Former New YorkGov. George Pataki is telling supporters he's dropping his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

A centrist Republican who led New York through the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Pataki has failed to gain traction in a crowded field of candidates.

In his special announcement video that aired last night, he acknowledged being the longshot against better-known — and more bombastic — competitors.

Pataki had hung his hopes on doing well in early-voting New Hampshire but has barely registered in state or national polls.

The former governor also never made it onto a main debate stage and had trouble raising funds.

Patrick Garrett

Patrick Garrett graduated with a dual degree from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, Concentration in Production and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry. A former newsroom intern who joined the WAMC staff in 2014, he worked at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, where he sold tickets. He is an Eagle Scout from Saratoga Springs and writes and plays music in his free time.

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