Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Hutchinson was the last GOP candidate remaining in the race who was willing to directly take on Trump.
33% : I remain the only candidate who has not promised a pardon to Donald Trump and my voice continues to be critical in this race.
29% : Hutchinson's exit came a day after he finished sixth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses, well behind Trump and other top rivals but also behind Ryan Binkley, a pastor who failed to qualify for any of the debates.
25% : Analysis: Who voted for Trump in Iowa - and who didn'tHutchinson joins Ramaswamy, Christie, Pence, Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, radio show host Larry Elder, businessman Perry Johnson, former Texas congressman Will Hurd and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in suspending his bid for the GOP nomination.
22% : He drew at least one yelled obscenity from the Trump-friendly crowd after he suggested Biden was "praying" for a rematch with Trump in 2024 and declared, "We don't need a rerun of 2020.
20% : During the first debate, Hutchinson was booed by some audience members when he said he wouldn't support Trump if he was convicted in any of his four criminal cases, and he questioned whether the former president was disqualified from holding office because of his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
18% : LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that served as a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump.
18% : His criticisms of Trump were overshadowed by similar comments from Chris Christie, the former governor from New Jersey.

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