Rob Cole, the executive director of We the People, Not Washington, a super PAC backing Pataki’s bid, said in an email to supporters Tuesday evening that the group was “disheartened to see Governor Pataki drop out of the race” but “Not Giving Up.”
“We believe Governor Pataki is the best candidate to be our next President, however we aren’t giving up the fight to elect a President who will fight for the values” the group stands for, Cole said, such as growing the economy and keeping the country safe.
Pataki announced his candidacy with a video in May.
“America has a big decision to make about who we’re going to be and what we’re going to stand for. The system is broken,” he said then. “The question is no longer about what our government should do, but what we should do about our government, about our divided union, about our uncertain future.”
He ended the campaign on a hopeful note, declaring, “I know the best of America is still ahead of us.”
