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US election 2020: Julian Castro ends White House campaign | |
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Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro has announced he is ending his campaign for the White House. | |
The former Obama housing secretary, who was the only Latino in the race, said in a tweet: "I've determined that it simply isn't our time." | |
"I'm not done fighting," the 45-year-old added. His exit leaves 14 Democrats campaigning for this year's presidential election. | |
The White House race begins in earnest next month with the Iowa caucuses. | The White House race begins in earnest next month with the Iowa caucuses. |
The remaining Democrats will battle it out in a series of state-by-state votes nationwide before the eventual winner is crowned at the party convention in July. He or she is expected to face President Donald Trump, a Republican, in November's presidential election. | |
Mr Castro ran as a proud and passionate liberal, advocating for the decriminalisation of border crossings by undocumented migrants into the United States. | |
In September, he was accused of making an ageist insult against Democratic front-runner Joe Biden during a televised debate in Texas when he accused the 77-year-old former US vice-president of being forgetful. | |
Mr Castro's exit comes on the day that leading Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders' campaign announced it had raised $34.5m (£26.2m) since he suffered a heart attack in October. | |
The haul surpasses Mr Sanders' previous quarterly totals and was the highest of any Democrat in this election cycle. | |
But the Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist's war chest was eclipsed by Mr Trump, whose campaign said it drew in $46m, smashing its previous 2020 fundraising record. | |
In addition to the latest totals, the Sanders campaign also announced on Thursday that over five million individual people had donated. | In addition to the latest totals, the Sanders campaign also announced on Thursday that over five million individual people had donated. |
His best month was December when 1.8m donations were made with an average amount of $18.53. | |
Mr Biden and another Democratic front-runner, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, have not yet reported their fundraising totals, which is usually not a promising sign. | |
But the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, pulled in $24.7m in the last quarter. | |
Another White House hopeful, Andrew Yang, raised $16.5m in the past three months. | |
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