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[h=4]Former New York Gov. George Pataki drops presidential bid[/h]Former New York Gov. George Pataki ended his long-shot presidential bid on Tuesday after consistently polling near the bottom of the crowded Republican field.
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The Republican pool of presidential candidates is condensing yet again.
Former New York Gov. George Pataki reportedly is dropping his bid. USA TODAY
Former New York Gov. George Pataki makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas.(Photo: AP Photo, John Locher)
ALBANY, N.Y.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>-- Former New York Gov.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>George Pataki ended his long-shot presidential bid on Tuesday after consistently<span style="color: Red;">*</span>polling near the bottom of the crowded Republican field.
Pataki announced his plans in a two-minute video message on NBC stations in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina -- and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Twitter and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook --<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at about 9:40 p.m. He called<span style="color: Red;">*</span>supporters in New Hampshire earlier in the day to tell them he would drop out of the race.
."If we're truly going to make America great again, we need to elect a president who will do three things: confront and defeat radical Islam, shrink the size and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>power of Washington, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>unite<span style="color: Red;">*</span>us again in our belief in this great country," Pataki said in his video message, which also was posted<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on YouTube.
The Boston Globe was first with the news that Pataki was dropping his presidential bid.
Ben Gamache, president of Gamache Properties in Manchester, N.H., said Pataki called him Tuesday to say he was suspending his campaign, but<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"didn't tell me much. He just thanked me for my support."
"As governor on September 11, yes, I saw unspeakable horror, but I also saw Americans united as never before," Pataki said in his videotaped statement.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"On that day and the days that followed, we weren't black or white, rich or poor, Republican or Democrat, we were just Americans. We<span style="color: Red;">*</span>need to recapture that spirit."
Pataki's exit leaves 12 Republicans competing for their party's presidential nomination <span style="color: Red;">*</span>ahead of the Iowa caucus on Feb. 1.
The former governor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>told USA TODAY last month<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the presidential race was turning<span style="color: Red;">*</span>into a “'reality gong show.”
USA TODAY
George Pataki: National polls have become unfair
Pataki had<span style="color: Red;">*</span>averaged 0% in polling,according<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>RealClearPolitics. He ranked 12th out of 13 candidates<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in this week’s USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings.
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