Jim Webb is dropping out

[Capt. Obvious]

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.

TPM

The race is over.

[Sheepshank]

1. I thought he may be eyeing an Indie run and just dropping from the Dem house. n/t

[Hoyt]

2. Good. Chafee should go ahead as well.

[MADem]

3. Good. He just didn't get any TIME!!

Of course, he didn't SPEND any TIME campaigning, either....!!!

[BeyondGeography]

4. The question now is where do his five supporters go

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Now I can't make a joke about where his support would go./nt

[underpants]

5. Posting again - he WAS there to beat George Allen

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.

[frylock]

8. And look how grateful people here are for that.

[kwassa]

9. Webb will always have my respect for defeating Allen ....

and turning a Republican Senate seat into a Democratic Senate seat in the now-purple Virginia.

[onenote]

7. That's going to give a huge boost

to no one.

[brooklynite]

10. Time for Lincoln Chafee to make his move!