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| Bill de Blasio: New York mayor pulls out of US presidential race | Bill de Blasio: New York mayor pulls out of US presidential race |
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| New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced he is pulling out of the Democratic race for the White House. | New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced he is pulling out of the Democratic race for the White House. |
| "I feel like I have contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time," he said in an interview with MSNBC. | "I feel like I have contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time," he said in an interview with MSNBC. |
| "So I am going to end my presidential campaign, continue my work as mayor of New York City and I'm going to keep speaking up for working people." | "So I am going to end my presidential campaign, continue my work as mayor of New York City and I'm going to keep speaking up for working people." |
| Mr de Blasio, 58, had launched his candidacy in May. | Mr de Blasio, 58, had launched his candidacy in May. |
| Observers say his campaign had failed to take off within a wide field of Democrats seeking to be selected as the party's presidential candidate. | Observers say his campaign had failed to take off within a wide field of Democrats seeking to be selected as the party's presidential candidate. |
| President Donald Trump tweeted on Mr de Blasio's announcement, saying ironically that it was "really big political news". | President Donald Trump tweeted on Mr de Blasio's announcement, saying ironically that it was "really big political news". |
| Mr de Blasio told MSNBC that a "central reason" for his decision was the Democratic Party's rules for qualifying for televised debates. | Mr de Blasio told MSNBC that a "central reason" for his decision was the Democratic Party's rules for qualifying for televised debates. |
| "The bar is so high so early that for a lot of us - clearly, some of my fellow chief executives, governors - couldn't make that cut," he said. | "The bar is so high so early that for a lot of us - clearly, some of my fellow chief executives, governors - couldn't make that cut," he said. |
| He failed to qualify for a debate earlier this month that featured the 10 leading candidates for the party's nomination. | |
| There are now 19 Democrats left in the running, with former Vice-President Joe Biden currently ahead in the polls, followed by left-wing senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. | |
| The rest of the Democratic contenders have polled in single figures in most opinion polls. |