Ali Vitali, Allan Smith and Molly RoeckerWith his departure, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is now the only black candidate remaining in the 12-candidate Democratic primary.
"Nearly one year ago, I got in the race for president because I believed to my core that the answer to the common pain Americans are feeling right now, the answer to Donald Trump’s hatred and division, is to reignite our spirit of common purpose to take on our biggest challenges and build a more just and fair country for everyone," he said in an email to supporters obtained by NBC News."I’ve always believed that. I still believe that.
"And maybe I’m stubborn, but I’ll never abandon my faith in what we can accomplish when we join together," he continued."I will carry this fight forward — I just won’t be doing it as a candidate for president this year. Friend, it’s with a full heart that I share this news — I’ve made the decision to suspend my campaign for president."Sign Up
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I had no idea he was running.
TODAYshow 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
ronflatter Who? Haha
Bye sparticus.
Morning_Joe Finally! I admire you Cory but clear & present dangers have long demanded different specifics from you: raising $ & enthusiasm for Senate races. Also, leading other Senators to pound on Mitch & other accomplice office doors to demand truth, democracy , etc. Whatever.
Ha! Spartacus is now Departicus!
Too much work.
Hasn't been able to book the nomination.
About time
racism
You can't end something that never started!
I like Booker. He's a good person and a good Senator. He wasn't my choice for this go-around, but I hope he'll have many more years in the Senate. He'd also be a good VP pick, as would Harris. There's only one nominee ... this is part of the winnowing process.
Morning_Joe God bless the public servants who truly are. Trump is cursing the day he left the safety of the private sector, grasping for the power he’s only learning now he doesn’t have. He should have read our Constitution instead of relying on Putin’s short form with the big pictures.
Sorry but what were you thinking
Who?
That is great
Booker aka Spartacus had no chance.... 14/15 million wasted away.
He never had a campaign 😂😂
Who?
Thank you for running! And for your service!
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Good.
Another victim of the racist Democratic Party.
Sad to hear this. I really like him.
Good he wasn't going to win anyway
What?! He’s running for President?
🤣🤣🤣
We need him in the Senate !!
It's a shame
Booker didn't end his campaign, his policies did.
This is a sad day.
Thank you, Senator Booker, for the vision and excitement you brought to this country. You've brought many important issues to the forefront, and I hope you continue to blaze the future of Democracy.
Morning_Joe What a SUPRISE
Great guy, but this isn’t news
Too bad
Spartacus goes down for the last time with 0% of any vote✔️✔️✔️
😔😔😔
But you were so close
In the end Spartacus always dies!
Morning_Joe Maybe he will be asked to be Vice President
VP!!
So sorry to hear this. But I know you'll still being doing wonderful things. You aren't going away!
Thank goodness! He is another do nothing person
Oh, this is like reporting on last Christmas. We all know it was over a long time ago.
TheLastWord Well, give him a trophy for at least trying 🤣
He was to radical. Good he is gone.!!
Who?
I don’t know her? 🤷🏼♂️
So now he can stop paying whatshername to pretend to be his girlfriend?
BLKLiberation84 It ended when u started dummy!
Say it ain't so *sarcasm*
Long time coming.
Who ?
There goes the hottest possibility of a future president
...And?
He is returning Rosario Dawson to the Props Department at Paramount.
TheLastWord Dude tried too hard to be the 'next' Obama and failed terribly. Black folks saw right through him, he's comes off as a 'frat boy' that nobody wanted to hang out with because he thinks he has all the answers.
Oh we didn’t even know you were here...bye bye
We'll that is too bad!
Cory who
Narcissist. The legend in his own mind.
He was very racist
I can see why .. no one ever heard of him
Go DepartAcus !
This ridiculous buffoon never really stood a chance did he?
Sad. Only big money wins
I thought he already did lol
who?
Thanks
Wonder why it took bathroom rapist so long to leave.. I guess he need a little more cash
T-Bone most affected.
RAMRANTS YES! Wait? Who is this guy? I'm not certain what this 'news' is? Why is this being reported? So there was a guy named Booker that was a candidate for a teaching position? Or what was he running from? I'm confused as to where this guy was running to..
Disliked Cory intensely ever since his shameful and unjust abuse of the stellar Justice Kavanaugh. Booker is a gormless airhead. May his laughably presumptuous 'campaign' be the last we hear of him.
You are a great Senator
No money! NO Play.
Thank god
Big pharma going to be sad about this one.
We figured that out a month ago
TheLastWord Endorse amyklobuchar 2020 she is the fight & she is Ready .
So sorry -
Thank you for elevating the conversation CoryBooker - we need you in the Senate, please keep the faith.
TheLastWord Good run right to end. His leadership still extremely important.
💔😪💔
Dems know that Presidential candidates are going to be disqualified from sitting on jury for impeachment trial.
Dropping like flies how many are left now?
Good
Lol
God truly is watching out for us.
And just like that, diversity crashed and burned in the Democrat party. Surely this will be Trumps fault somehow.
Wait, he was still running?
Cory, America has this to say, “Dint go away mad, just go away!” This man has always been and will always be a Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton thinking individual. This thinking does not bring unity! Dr. King is rolling in his grave because of his kind! FOX40 POTUS
Again? DNCSOWHITE
And Spartacus has been defeated 😂
america is now a better place
Good. I wish him the best, and fully to expect him to be a strong contender in 2024. Hope he throws his support for Ms. Warren.
no one cares vote bernie 2020
I genuinely thought he already dropped out. He needs to endorse Bernie Sanders asap
The racist DNC doesn’t want people of color to represent them. At least they have ewarren to represent the Indians.
Did he make enough money? He always knew he never had a chance and he could keep the money!
Followed by his pal Yang.
HarunMaruf
Finally...lol
Bye idiot
Another dem bites the dust!
Is it due to racism 🙄
Great news! TRUMP2020
😞 so sad
He's just now figuring that out
The Rock’s not doing movies 🎥😑
I enjoyed having you in the race. I could have voted for you!
He deserved alot of my support. New Jersey is a better place anytime. If he changes his mind he'll help me feel better after.
He can stay in the Senate and push to be Minority/Majority leader. As Sen. McConnell shows, you can have real agenda setting power without being POTUS.
Dang it
Loser
Those racists not supporting a black man as the Democrat nominee
CoryBooker
GOOD BYE ,
Lmao I thought he already dropped out
🎶 “...another one bites the dust” 🎶
It ended months ago. Democrats only want old white millionaires running.
Ok. Where is the dislike button
RAMRANTS This train was going to wreck sooner or later. He thought because his skin color he was going to be the one. Showed his ass at the Kavanaugh hearings. Have to stop staking sides and seek the truth and be fair.
rolandsmartin OMG, what about his 1%
Pleasejustclap
Who?
his campaign was dead , from the start.. now go sit at the losers table, you seat has been waiting for you.. say hi to kamala, Julie, buto, and the other idiots
And what is going to happen to the residual money in his 'Elect Corey Booker' fund?
5 people now don't know which Demoncrat candidate to throw their weight behind
LOL didn’t know he was running.
NO!!!!!NOT CRAZY EYES!!!!
So sorry to see you leave CoryBooker. You are a great senator!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✌️
Jobs LatinosForTrump BLKExit WalkAwayFromDemocrats
😢😢😢 CoryBooker best minority candidate of the rest...
😂😂😂
Morning_Joe Little room in US politics for an intelligent, athletic, decent, compassionate man.
Morning_Joe Like I said at the beginning- no one who talks about desegregation through busing or reparations is ever going to be elected President in this country. Kamala’s gone and so is Corey and they both talked about those topics like they were great ideas.
Hahah!! Bye
what a shame this is him and for the Democratic party!
Good decision
the klobucharge just got 10 people larger
How tragic
Morning_Joe I didn’t know he was running
progressiveer All without voters having a say.
He was still running?
Why are dem voters so rascist?
Only Democrats could beat Spartacus!
WillieGeist I legitimately thought this had already happened
Who?
Waste of money. He never had a chance
TODAYshow CoryBooker Must have been the sexual assault charges.
It's ashamed no candidates of color made it to the finals.
Thank you CoryBooker for running a decent, honest campaign.
With Cory Booker dropping out of the race Bernie Sanders is starting to look real ethnic.
When they come over to talk about breaking up but you thought you broke up two weeks ago and are already seeing someone else
Sad eyes me potato head
Who?
Now he will bitch about lack of diversity, yet it’s his own party that wants and old white guy for president! 🙄🙄
Lol
Loser.
Sad :/
😂🤣😂🤣😂
You should have said 'Spartacus' that would have been tweet of the year.
🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺
At least he was in the game.
Morning_Joe Bless you Senator Booker.
Good guy. All the best.
Haha Spartucus goes down in flames
Thought this had already happened?
Cory Booker didn't do himself a disservice. It was a good run. Best of luck, Senator.
That took too long.
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