Article snippet: Representative Seth Moulton, a Marine combat veteran who rocketed to national attention when he defeated an entrenched incumbent five years ago, ended his long-shot presidential campaign on Friday, a decision that sends him back to his North Shore district, where he faces a contested path to reelection. A Harvard-educated centrist who served four tours in Iraq, Moulton entered the presidential race in April and made foreign policy, veterans’ issues, and national service the centerpieces of his campaign. But as he traveled to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, he failed to gain traction in polls and did not qualify for any of the televised debates. He said Friday that he would run for another term in the Sixth Congressional District, where he could face hard feelings from some voters who feel he abandoned them by seeking the presidency. Moulton also angered some Democrats, including many women, by trying to prevent Nancy Pelosi from regaining the House speakership last year. “Though this campaign is not ending the way I had hoped, I am leaving this race knowing that we raised issues that are vitally important to the American people and our future,” Moulton said Friday at the Democratic National Committee summer meeting in San Francisco, adding that “I can’t wait to get back at it” in his fight for reelection to the House. In a press call with local reporters, he rejected the notion that he left his district unattended to seek the White House, saying he has ... Link to the full article to read more