Report: John Hickenlooper to drop out of Democratic presidential primary Thursday

John Hickenlooper.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper is doing great in the polls — but for an entirely different race.

Hickenlooper, the moderate former governor of Colorado, is expected to end his 2020 presidential bid on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. He has had a hard time raising money, and in some national polls, he registers zero percent support.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.