Ben Carson ends campaign

“Even though I might be leaving the campaign trail, you know there’s a lot of people who love me, they just won’t vote for me. But I will still continue to be heavily involved in trying to save our nation,” he said.

Carson signaled his exit from the race on Wednesday following a string of dismal performances in primaries and caucuses, writing in a statement that he saw no path to claim the Republican nomination.

“I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results,” Carson said in the statement released Wednesday, a day before he skipped the 11th Republican debate in his hometown of Detroit.