Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses - The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Hutchinson was the last GOP candidate remaining in the race who was willing to directly take on Trump.
34% : Another competitor, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, dropped out of the race Monday night after finishing fourth in Iowa, behind Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
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.
21% : LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump.
20% : He drew at least one yelled obscenity from the Trump-friendly crowd after he suggested President Joe Biden was "praying" for a rematch with Trump in 2024 and declared, "We don't need a rerun of 2020.
18% : His criticisms of Trump were overshadowed by similar comments from Chris Christie, the former governor from New Jersey.
8% : During the first debate, Hutchinson was booed by some audience members when he said he wouldn't support Trump if the former president was convicted in any of his four criminal cases, and he questioned whether Trump was disqualified from holding office because of his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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