South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announced over the weekend that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, marking the second major candidate after former Vice President Mike Pence to end his run for the White House.

Scott made the announcement during an interview with Fox News anchor Trey Gowdy, reportedly blindsiding both Gowdy and his own campaign staff.

“I love America more today than I did on May 22, but when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign,” Scott said. “I think the voters who are the most remarkable people on the planet have been really clear that they’re telling me, not now, Tim.”

Scott also denied he was dropping out of the primary angle for a position as vice president. “Being vice president has never been on my to-do list for this campaign, and it’s certainly not there now,” he said.

Scott had struggled to break through in the crowded campaign field, with poll numbers resting in the low single digits since he initially announced his candidacy in May. Scott had an average of only 2% in the polls before he left the race, according to an average from RealClearPolitics.

Scott’s campaign started strong as he was able to utilize $22 million from his Senate coffers, but his polling dropped considerably after the first Republican primary debate.

The super PAC which supported the Scott campaign announced last month that it would cancel a massive television advertisement buy for the lawmaker, citing weak poll numbers versus current Republican primary frontrunner and former President Donald Trump.

“We aren’t going to waste our money when the electorate isn’t focused or ready for a Trump alternative,” super PAC co-chair Rob Collins said. “We have done the research. We have studied the focus groups. We have been following Tim on the trail. This electorate is locked up and money spent on mass media isn’t going to change minds until we get a lot closer to voting.”

Scott’s exit comes on the heels of former Vice President Mike Pence suspending his campaign last month. Pence had also languished in the low single digits before ultimately deciding to end his bid for the Oval Office.

“It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said last month. “We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets,” Pence added to the friendly audience, which reacted with audible surprise to the announcement and gave him multiple standing ovations.

In addition to Scott and Pence, a number of longshot candidates have also terminated their bids for the Republican nomination. Radio host Larry Elder, businessman Perry Johnson, Texas congressman Will Hurd, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez have all exited the race after failing to make an appearance on the debate stage.

Both Johnson and Elder endorsed Trump following their departures, while Hurd endorsed former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.