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The New York Times: Kamala Harris Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race

The New York Times, December 3, 2019: Kamala Harris Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race

Senator Kamala Harris of California dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday after months of low poll numbers, a deflating comedown for a campaign that began with significant promise.

The decision came after upheaval among staff and disarray among Harris’s own allies. She told supporters in an email on Tuesday that she lacked the money needed to fully finance a competitive campaign.

“My campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue,” Harris wrote.

The announcement is perhaps the most sudden development to date in a Democratic presidential campaign where Harris began in the top tier. She opened her campaign on Martin Luther King’s Birthday with comparisons to historic black politicians like Barack Obama and Shirley Chisholm. Her speech that day in Oakland, California, drew more than 20,000 people, giving credence to the idea that Harris could become the first woman of color elected president.

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