Lest They Be Forgotten

Pour one out for the 2016 election’s dropouts…

Who knew this is what the the post-Indiana primary world would look like? Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, and while Sen. Bernie Sanders is still in the running, Hilary Clinton’s serious delegate-lead has her sitting pretty for the DNC convention in July.

But making it this far wouldn’t be as sweet without the littered remains of failed candidates beneath your feet. Countable is staffed with political junkies, and we will sincerely miss following the ins-and-outs of the over a dozen campaigns election 2016 started out with. Here’s a look back at those who didn’t make it:

John Kasich: Dropped out May 4, 2016

Sen. Ted Cruz: Dropped out May 3, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio: Dropped out March 15, 2016

Ben Carson: Dropped out March 4, 2016

Jeb Bush: Dropped out February 20, 2016

Carly Fiorina: Dropped out February 10, 2016

Gov. Chris Christie: Dropped out February 10, 2016

Rick Santorum: Dropped out February 3, 2016

Rand Paul: Dropped out February 3, 2016

Mike Huckabee: Dropped out February 1, 2016

Martin O’Malley: Dropped out February 1, 2016

George Pataki: Dropped out December 29, 2015

Sen. Lindsay Graham: Dropped out December 21, 2015

Gov. Bobby Jindal: Dropped out November 17, 2015

Lawrence Lessig: Dropped out November 2, 2015

Lincoln Chafee: Dropped out October 23, 2015

Jim Webb: Dropped out October 20, 2015

Gov. Scott Walker: Dropped out September 21, 2015

Rick Perry: Dropped out September 11, 2015

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