Pawlenty ends bid for White House

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination Sunday, hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll.

“I wish it would have been different. But obviously the pathway forward for me doesn’t really exist, so we are going to end the campaign,” Pawlenty said on ABC’s “This Week” from Iowa shortly after disclosing his plans in a private conference call with supporters.