2020 Democrat John Delaney brags about 'endurance' in campaign he's funding himself

John Delaney.
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Yes, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney is still running for president.

The moderate Democrat hasn't been seen in the 2020 primary debates since July, and never had a noteworthy poll showing despite launching his presidential campaign literal years before anyone else. And yet on Monday, Delaney spun two fellow moderates' decisions to end their campaigns as a sign of his own "endurance," ignoring the fact that he's funding his floundering campaign himself.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.