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Bradley in DC
10-22-2007, 07:24 AM
2008 Ties 2000 For Most Abandoned White House Bids Before Iowa
When Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) became the fifth declared Presidential candidate to drop out of the race on Friday, the 2008 cycle "tied the record set in 2000, when five candidates bowed out before the Iowa caucuses, traditionally the first test of candidate strength," CNN reports.

"Of course, this doesn't take into account candidates who toyed with the idea of running, but never filed papers with the Federal Election Commission."

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/22/cnn-political-ticker-am-78/

Brownback ties record

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Not a single vote for president has been cast, but the path to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is already littered with a record tying number of casualties.

On Friday, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, became the fifth declared Presidential hopeful to abandon his White House bid. Brownback’s decision to drop out of the race tied the record set in 2000, when five candidates bowed out before the Iowa caucuses, traditionally the first test of candidate strength.

Of course, this doesn’t take into account candidates who toyed with the idea of running, but never filed papers with the Federal Election Commission.

So, who has dropped out so far? Brownback; Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh; former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore; former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson; and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack.

In 2000, you may remember, the early casualties included former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander; former Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Dole; then-Ohio Rep. John Kasich, former Vice President Dan Quayle; and then-New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith.

– CNN Polling Director Keating Holland