FL-Sen: Mike Haridopolos (R) drops out of Senate race

Holy wow. Nothing but a few tweets so far, but just... wow. Aaron Blake:

FL state Senate President Mike Haridopolos has withdrawn from #FLSEN, saying he can't run and hold current job at same time. Wow.

Jordan Fabian (here and here):

Wow Mike Haridopolos dropping out of Fla. Senate race: "The responsibilities I was managing on both fronts are in conflict."

Haridoplos: "Instead, I am re-dedicating myself to finishing the job you sent me to do here in Florida."

More as we learn it.

UPDATE: He has a video on his website (which is where these quotes are taken from):