And then there were fifteen. The list of hopefuls for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has been narrowed down to fifteen after Senator Kamala Harris dropped out of the race on Tuesday afternoon. The California politician shared the news of her decision via a post on Medium titled “I am suspending my campaign today.”
“... over the last few days [I] have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life. My campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue. I’m not a billionaire. I can’t fund my own campaign. And as the campaign has gone on, it’s become harder and harder to raise the money we need to compete. In good faith, I can’t tell you, my supporters and volunteers, that I have a path forward if I don’t believe I do. So, to you my supporters, it is with deep regret — but also with deep gratitude — that I am suspending my campaign today.”
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With only two months to go before the February 3rd Iowa caucuses, the Senator’s decision comes as a surprise in terms of timing, but does not really change the landscape of the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination, where Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren remain the top contenders.
When Harris announced she would joining the race back in January 2019, all signs pointed to her becoming a top-tier contender, but over the course of the campaign, several factors contributed to her not securing the necessary funds to keep going as a serious candidate. Some say her political views weren’t clear enough, while others cite her backtracking on key issues like health care.
Nevertheless, the Senator assured her followers that, despite her decision to drop out of the race, she will continue serving the American people and that she will “keep up the fight.”
“And I want to be clear: although I am no longer running for President, I will do everything in my power to defeat Donald Trump and fight for the future of our country and the best of who we are. I know you will too. So let’s do that together.”
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