Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley plans to drop out of the Democratic presidential race after faring poorly in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, multiple mass media outlets are reporting. O’Malley, who trailed far behind Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in polling, was hoping to get a boost out of Iowa, but in most caucus locations, he isn’t even surpassing the viability threshold.
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