Sen. John Walsh (D-MT) has decided to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate, he announced on Thursday.
"I am ending my campaign so that I can focus on fulfilling the responsibility entrusted to me as your U.S. senator," Walsh said. "You deserve someone who will always fight for Montana, and I will."
Walsh's decision follows a report in The New York Times in July which said that Walsh plagiarized significant parts of his master's thesis.
Since then Walsh had reportedly been trying to decide whether to continue running in the race or not. Even before the plagiarism story broke Walsh had an uphill battle to victory and faced a formidable challenge in Rep. Steve Daines, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.
According to National Journal, Walsh announced his decision to drop out in a call with staffers. His wife was "openly sobbing" while she thanked members of Walsh's campaign, National Journal said.
Sen. John Walsh Drops Out Of Senate Race
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