Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Wednesday he is ending his quixotic bid for the Democratic presidential nomination following his performance in Tuesdays New Hampshire primary.

The vote in New Hampshire last night was not enough for us to create the practical wind at the campaigns back to go on to the next round of voting. So I have decided to suspend the campaign, effective immediately, Patrick said in a statement.

Patrick joined the crowded field of Democratic candidates in mid-November long after the campaign was underway and just in time to file to run in the New Hampshire primary. Despite coming from a neighboring state, he failed to break the 1% mark in Tuesdays vote in the state.

In his Wednesday statement, Patrick criticized pundits for saying he joined the race too late.

As I hope you know, I entered this race when I could, and not a moment before I should have. More importantly, I entered the race months before anyone had cast a vote. We cannot keep mistaking media narratives for political outcomes, he said.

Patrick, 63, previously said his bid was rooted in a determination to build a better, more sustainable, more inclusive American dream for the next generation. He said he supported a public option for health care but not Medicare for All, in contrast to several of the more prominent candidates, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). He also said he was in favor of increasing taxes on the most prosperous and most fortunate.