Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado, who campaigned for president on a promise to fix a broken Washington, ended his bid for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday after a dismal showing in the New Hampshire primary. Mr. Bennet had staked all his hopes on New Hampshire, holding 50 town hall events there in the 10 weeks leading up to the primary and campaigning exclusively there in the final stretch, even on the night of the Iowa caucuses. Mr. Bennet, 55, a former school superintendent, managed to raise his national profile during his bid, but he paddled along while others sped ahead. His bet was that a grass-roots campaign could lift him: dozens of town hall events, unscreened audience questions, direct contact with voters. But he failed to register in polls, which kept him out of every debate after July, and he crisscrossed primary states with a staff far smaller than some of his opponents.

Source: New York Times February 12, 2020 01:34 UTC