In an email to supporters this afternoon, Will Gregory announces that he's abandoning his bid for Congress from the 4th District.
"Over the past few weeks...it has become clear to me that there are other candidates in this race who are better financially equipped to defeat Jim Himes in November and, therefore, promote in Washington the principles for which I am fighting,'' Gregory writes. "For this reason, I have made the very difficult decision to end my candidacy for the United States Congress."
Gregory is not endorsing Dan Debicella, Tom Hermann, Rick Torres or Rob Merkle -- the remaining Republicans in the race --- but says he has told them that he will support them all equally.
"I ask that you support the other candidates in this race with the same passion and vigor that you have put forward for me,'' Gregory writes. "In any primary, it can be easy to give in to the idea that other candidates are opponents. Ultimately, however, we are all united behind a common set of ideals. Please continue working toward our goal of a freer and more prosperous Fairfield County and America by helping them get elected, as I will."