Brownback to Quit GOP Race

Sam Brownback will withdraw from the GOP primaries as early as tomorrow, sources tell the AP. The conservative senator’s fundraising abilities apparently didn't keep pace with his presidential ambitions; his campaign reported raising only $800,000 in the third quarter. “I know Senator Brownback enjoyed campaigning and meeting new people and talking about ideas,” the source said, “but I think it came down to money.”

Always a longshot candidate, Brownback aimed his message at the party’s farthest right wing. He polls at about 1.4%, USA Today reports, well behind Mike Huckabee, who is targeting the same base. Brownback, who pledged to serve only two Senate terms, is expected to run for governor of Kansas.