Update: Brownback Drops - Will Support GOP Nominee

Update: Brownback did formally announce his withdrawal as a GOP candidate for President. Several news networks reported that he intends to run for Governor of Kansas in 2010. Of special interest was the report by CNSNews that Brownback when asked if he would support a pro-choice candidate such as Rudy Giuliani, he answered, "Yes he would." But he then insisted that "Giuliani will not be the Republican presidential nominee."

Original Post Oct 18: Brownback expected to drop out:
Reuters: Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, nearly out of cash and lagging badly in opinion polls, is expected to drop out of the 2008 presidential race, party and campaign sources said on Thursday. . . . "It's just time," said a source who spoke to Brownback on Thursday. "He is not going to endorse anyone else right away." [Read More]

AP: Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday. . . . People close to Brownback said it was unlikely he would endorse another candidate on Friday.

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