Sick And Lacking Support, Gravel Leaves Campaign Trail

(AP)

The Associated Press reports on Gravel's frustrating day yesterday: Not only did the Democratic presidential hopeful and former Alaska senator earn just a fraction of 1 percent in the polls, he "spent Tuesday morning undergoing tests at a hospital for what turned out to be a respiratory infection."

Gravel says he is now going to take time off from campaigning, telling AP he needs to get healthy. But with the race in full-gear and those debate invitations not hitting his mailbox any longer, Gravel's moment has already passed.

At least we'll always have that rock.