Quitting Before It Starts
2/8/16 Joe Leonard '16
“If you start quitting on your goals now, what will you do when you grow up and have a real career?”, said parents across the US.
Recently, even the candidates running for the Presidential nomination are quitting the race. Following the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, four candidates have already dropped out.
On the Democratic side, Governor Martin O’Malley dropped out while the polls were still being released in Iowa. For the Republicans, Senator Rand Paul, Former Senator Rick Santorum, and Governor Mike Huckabee have all dropped out as well.
The comparatively low poll results of Monday evening have forced many of the candidates to rethink their roles in the race. Even after dropping out, however, the former candidates will still have significant influence on the race.
Although O’Malley ended the Iowa Caucuses with a whopping 0.6% of the Democratic votes, there are in fact other states participating in the primaries. 49 to be exact. Many of these remaining states had projected polls showing O’Malley with much larger support from voters than in Iowa.
With the results in Iowa being only 0.3% apart between Sanders and Clinton, the democratic votes left over from O’Malley supporters can really make a difference in the upcoming primaries.
The same applies to Republican candidates. The three candidates who have already dropped out left votes behind that have the potential to change the elections for others.
In New Hampshire this Wednesday, these new votes will give America insight into who is truly leading as the number of candidates narrows.
“If you start quitting on your goals now, what will you do when you grow up and have a real career?”, said parents across the US.
Recently, even the candidates running for the Presidential nomination are quitting the race. Following the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, four candidates have already dropped out.
On the Democratic side, Governor Martin O’Malley dropped out while the polls were still being released in Iowa. For the Republicans, Senator Rand Paul, Former Senator Rick Santorum, and Governor Mike Huckabee have all dropped out as well.
The comparatively low poll results of Monday evening have forced many of the candidates to rethink their roles in the race. Even after dropping out, however, the former candidates will still have significant influence on the race.
Although O’Malley ended the Iowa Caucuses with a whopping 0.6% of the Democratic votes, there are in fact other states participating in the primaries. 49 to be exact. Many of these remaining states had projected polls showing O’Malley with much larger support from voters than in Iowa.
With the results in Iowa being only 0.3% apart between Sanders and Clinton, the democratic votes left over from O’Malley supporters can really make a difference in the upcoming primaries.
The same applies to Republican candidates. The three candidates who have already dropped out left votes behind that have the potential to change the elections for others.
In New Hampshire this Wednesday, these new votes will give America insight into who is truly leading as the number of candidates narrows.