U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts has told Democratic National Committee members that he will campaign vigorously for the party’s eventual 2020 presidential nominee after dropping his own longshot White House bid.
Moulton said Friday that he is ending his presidential campaign but plans to seek reelection in his Massachusetts congressional district. The military veteran says he ran for president to highlight that Democrats should not yield the idea of patriotism to Republicans.
Moulton helped recruit several Democratic veterans who ultimately won congressional races in 2018 and helped the party reclaim a House majority. Moulton says he will continue those efforts focused in “tough districts” around the country.
Moulton is the second Democrat to leave the presidential race this week, following Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
