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Former Virginia Gov. Jim Webb announced this afternoon he was withdrawing from the 2016 Democratic nomination contest, although he seems to have left the door open for a later run as an independent candidate. From The Washington Post:

Webb exits the Democratic presidential primary

Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced Tuesday afternoon that he would no longer pursue the Democratic presidential nomination.

“More people in this country call themselves political independents than Republicans or Democrats. I happen to agree with them,” Webb told ... Read More >>

Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced Tuesday afternoon that he would no longer pursue the Democratic presidential nomination.

“More people in this country call themselves political independents than Republicans or Democrats. I happen to agree with them,” Webb told reporters at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington.

Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb has struggled to gain any traction in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, failing to register above 1 percent in polls (if he registers at all) and reporting poor fundraising totals. So it might not be a big surprise that he may be considering exiting the Democratic field. The surprise is that he might want to run as an independent. Politico reports:

Jim Webb to consider running as an independent

Jim Webb, the longshot Democratic presidential candidate, may run ... Read More >>

Presidential candidate Jim Webb will not attend the Iowa Democrats’ Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, a spokesman for the Iowa Democratic Party confirmed.

If longtime one-percenters Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee were looking for a boost from the first Democratic debate, they will be sorely disappointed with a new CNN/ORC poll out this morning.

Jim Webb, the longshot Democratic presidential candidate, may run as an independent, his campaign said in an email to reporters on Monday evening.

The former Virginia senator, who complained last week about not having enough talking time on the stage during the first Democratic debate in Las Vegas, will hold a press conference in Washington on Tuesday to discuss his options.

With the first Democratic debate in the books, a new CNN/ORC poll finds most who watched think Hillary Clinton had the best performance of the night, but her strong showing hasn’t boosted her standing in the race for the party’s nomination.