In a wave of shocking news on Tuesday (Dec. 3), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced her plan to exit the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, The Atlantic‘s staff writer Edward-Isaac Dovere reports.
In a memo to her team and supporters, Harris noted that her campaign lacked “the financial resources” needed to successfully continue a bid for the presidency. “It is with deep regret—but also with deep gratitude—that I am suspending my campaign today. But I want to be clear with you: I am still very much in this fight,” Harris wrote. The announcement arrives nearly a year since Harris began her presidential run in Oakland, Calif., in January, Buzzfeed News notes.
Harris is the latest politician to drop out of the presidential election race, following Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Montana) and Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.). According to The Huffington Post, one of Harris’ staffers said, “I don’t think anyone on my team was expecting this.”
In a bolded portion of her memo, which was published on Medium, Harris assured supporters that her quest to have Donald Trump face the consequences of his actions will still continue. “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.”
To my supporters, it is with deep regret—but also with deep gratitude—that I am suspending my campaign today.
But I want to be clear with you: I will keep fighting every day for what this campaign has been about. Justice for the People. All the people.https://t.co/92Hk7DHHbR
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 3, 2019
