Washington Governor Inslee withdraws bid for U.S. Democratic presidential nomination

Washington Governor Inslee withdraws bid for U.S. Democratic presidential nominationWashington state Governor Jay Inslee, who made the fight against climate change the focus of his White House campaign, said on Wednesday he was withdrawing from the race for the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential nomination. The 68-year-old Inslee, speaking on MSNBC, said it had become clear he would not be the party's standard-bearer and that he was pulling out of the race. Inslee announced his bid for the Democratic nomination on March 1.