Jim Webb To Drop Out Of The Democratic Race

[Capt. Obvious]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb will announce Tuesday he's dropping out of the Democratic 2016 race, according to reports.

Webb is scheduled to hold a news conference at the National Press Club in D.C. at 1 p.m. ET.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jim-webb-drop-democratic-bid

[Renew Deal]

1. Where will his 2% go?

Possibly out of the race...

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. He's a hawk. His votes won't be going to Bernie, I can tell you that!

[JackInGreen]

2. Wonder if it was dreams

Of that fella he can't quite brag about

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Reporters should not ask him any questions at his own press conference. Lol

[karynnj]

5. LOL!

Or ask him questions, but give him less time to answer than he feels due!

[mainstreetonce]

9. That's a Goid one

LOL

[wolfie001]

4. If a DINO cries in the forest.....

......will anyone give a shit?

[valerief]

11. DINOs belong in their Flintstone households, not politics. nt

[Xyzse]

6. Good.

I don't mind the guy, but his message is sadly at least about 8 years too late.

The current conversation is more on Domestic issues, thankfully(sadly it is still completely unfocused, more towards the trappings rather than the substance, and at least for the Republican side completely missing the point), so his focus towards overseas issues and the wars, does not quite find as much traction.

I only wish him well.

[NYCButterfinger]

29. Foreign policy is crucial. What future do we want as a country?

[Xyzse]

48. Even if foreign policy is crucial, I tend to think Domestic Issues are more in the forefront

At least at this time.

I agree that it is important but the conversation has shifted more towards the domestic side.

[truthisfreedom]

7. Jim who?

[underpants]

8. He gets a lot of grief here but let's remember he WAS there when George Allen screwed up

if the Va Dems hadn't nominated someone that voters really saw as a relevant alternative we would have been stuck with George Allen AND possibly wouldn't have Senator Tim Kaine.

I didn't work on Webb's campaign but I did show up at his launch, shook his hand, and wished him good luck.

[Schema Thing]

12. yep

He's done us right on more than a few occasions.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. Yeah. I was just thinking about that.

He really did come in handy against the "macaca" guy who kept a noose in his office as prosecutor.

[underpants]

15. He also punched Ollie North in the face

Okay it was a boxing match at Annapolis. Supposedly a legendary fight. North was declared the winner on points.

[erronis]

41. We're recently from VA and applauded Webb when he ran. But

He quickly removed himself from another term which punched a big hole in the hopes of having a strong candidate for the next round.

Now he's apparently running away from trying to influence the presidential debates/discourse.

I hate to ask (since I might get shot), but is he a quitter?

Maybe his book sales are enough to keep him afloat.

[underpants]

45. He has a net worth of at least $6M

He has had several best selling books and I am sure doing well on the speaking circuit. He is also retired Navy and has a Senate pension of some sort.

[BlueCaliDem]

10. It's also being reported that he might announce his candidacy to run as an Independent.

He's going to try and play spoiler!

[oberliner]

18. Pretty sure he won't spoil anything

I don't think anyone had even heard of him until the debate.

[BlueCaliDem]

27. But he'll get a LOT of love from the media

IF he tries to run as a former-Democrati-turned-Independent. Then everyone will hear of him.

[oberliner]

34. Maybe

Hopefully he'll be a good soldier and line up behind the Democratic nominee.

[BlueCaliDem]

35. Agreed. eom

[frazzled]

25. Now *he* could pull some Republican votes

But I doubt many Democrats. So I wouldn't be too upset about an Independent run. Probably, he couldn't draw many votes at all. But even 1% could be a spoiler. I would hope it would be to the detriment of the Republicans.

[BlueCaliDem]

28. I hope you're right, frazzled, and your scenario is more plausible than mine

so I'm going with yours!

[thesquanderer]

40. In the right state, 1% percent can swing it (n/t)

[underpants]

46. Yes Virginia and Florida

Lots of military and military retirees.

[Jimbo S]

37. Too conservative for Democrats, too liberal for the GOP

A man without a party. The Independent route is probably best suited for him.

[KamaAina]

42. Well, that's about 15 votes tRump won't get

[TwilightGardener]

16. No politician in recent years has helped my family as much as Webb.

The transferable GI bill has been a godsend to us, it allows my kids to go to college without four full years of debt. So dump on him all you want, kids, but I am forever grateful to the guy, both for his military service and his legislative work.

[Sunlei]

21. GI bill, that is good news and Webb did excellent legislative work. I hope he has

many more years in our Government.

[deurbano]

33. Thanks for sharing this. I had heard someone

referring to these benefits, but didn't understand and forgot to follow up (google). With the cost of college today, I can see why you consider it a godsend.

[Demeter]

17. thank god

and then, there were 4...

[Sunlei]

19. Has he stated what candidate he will back yet?

[MiniMe]

20. He was a DINO

He had or has 0% chance of becoming President

[Bonhomme Richard]

22. The cynic in me makes me think....

he made a deal with Hillary and he will be floated as the VP candidate to pick up some of the right.

[underpants]

47. I was thinking that when he announced

Angling for Sec. Defense or something. Hell the Ambassodor to Cuba would be a pretty sweet gig.

[Myrina]

23. Will he rejoin the GOP & run for their nomination?

... considering their field of candidates, he may have a shot at it ...

[restorefreedom]

30. now thats the most sensible thing i've heard today

he actually would be the best of the gop crop, he even has the military cred they like so much. and he killed a guy...they will be ecstatic!

[WI_DEM]

24. I assume he will try to run as an independent.

[NYCButterfinger]

26. It's sad. The party will lose military voters. Voters see the party as anti-military.

No talk about veterans, no talk about defense spending. Webb brought clarity to that. I don't even think Bernie Sanders cares about military veterans in his stump speeches. Webb was not going anywhere, obviously, and he did not like campaigning anyway. He should go back producing films or writing books. But the Democratic Party will have to have a serious talk about the military vote, because it seems like the party does not want to speak to veterans and families of the military. Webb could have taken some voters from the GOP cuck-coo heads in places lie Bensonhurst/Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Bayside/Douglaston, Queens, and other blue collar areas. Bernie and Hillary needs to address military families and their neighbors, they need to address working class ethnics in
Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Macomb, Michigan. Time is of the essence.

[LittleGirl]

32. he won't lose military voters...

Not with my liberal friends that are vets!

[KamaAina]

44. Bernie on veterans

https://berniesanders.com/issues/caring-for-our-veterans/

While serious people can have legitimate differences about when our country should go to war, there should never be a debate whether we fulfill the promises made to the men and women who served this country in the military. As a nation, we have a moral obligation to provide the best quality care to those who have put their lives on the line to defend us.



Sen. Sanders believes that just as planes and tanks and guns are a cost of war, so is taking care of the men and women who we sent off to fight the war. It includes caring for the spouses and children who have to rebuild their lives after the loss of a loved one. It includes caring for the hundreds of thousands of veterans with multiple amputations or loss of eyesight, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. It includes veterans who are having difficulty keeping jobs in order to pay their bills, and it includes the terrible tragedy of veterans committing suicide.
...

Instead of cutting benefits for the men and women who have served our country, we should ask the most profitable corporations and the wealthiest among us to pay their fair share.

Sen. Sanders also strongly believes that we must end the travesty of veterans’ homelessness. While huge gains have been made over the past six years, the fact that on any given night there are fifty thousand homeless veterans on the street is a national disgrace. We also need to make further improvements to the VA disability claims process, which while significantly streamlined, still takes far too long for many veterans.

[SmittynMo]

31. Hey, now here's room for Lessig

No wait, that's "Totally stupid".

[vkkv]

36. Yawn... some of his votes were not good for the country..........ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Jimbo S]

38. During the debate

I thought he was the strongest of the group regarding international issues.

[mwrguy]

39. Now he'll have plenty of time to sit and gloat about all the people he's killed for the empire

Buh Bye

[KamaAina]

43. He's dead, Jim!

[NobodyHere]

49. I always thought it'd be Chaffee who'd drop out first

Especially after that horrendous debate performance.