WASHINGTON (AP) - Kansas Senator Sam Brownback appears to beready to quit the Republican presidential race. He's expected to announce a decision tomorrow, and people closeto him say he's dropping out.
One person says the senator has enjoyed campaigning and meetingnew people, but it's the money that's torpedoing his candidacy. Brownback has been considered a longshot and had trouble raisingmoney.
He has brought in more than 4 million dollars over thecourse of the campaign, and it's been tailing off in recent months.In the third quarter of this year, he brought in his lowestquarterly amount with a little more than $800,000.
Brownback, who is in his second term, had said he would serve nomore than two terms in Senate. He is widely expected to seek theKansas governor's office in 2010.
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