Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists . At an appearance in Washington, Forbes made the expected announcement that he would abandon his GOP presidential bid. Steve Forbes greets Rep. Bob Barr,, a staunch supporter. As a matter of fact, tomorrow I have to write some editorials.
Deadlines are deadlines.
Forbes did say, however, that he has not ruled out running for elective office at a later date. Talk show host Alan Keyes still stands as a candidate, but his ability to make a dent in the support accorded to Bush and McCain seems questionable at best. Forbes announces his departure from the presidential race. Standing by an earlier guarantee, Forbes refused to endorse any of the three Republicans left in the race for the 2000 nomination, though he threw each measured compliments throughout his news conference. I've gotten to know them.