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Kamala Harris to End Her 2020 Presidential Campaign, Leaving Third Way Dems 'Stunned and Disappointed'

Sen. Kamala Harris is the latest—and thus far highest profile—Democrat to drop out of the party’s 2020 presidential primary.

The California Democrat informed staffers in Iowa of her decision Tuesday morning and tweeted out the news in the afternoon.

“To my supporters, it is with deep regret—but also with deep gratitude—that I am suspending my campaign today,” tweeted Harris, linking to a lengthy statement on Medium

According to HuffPost’s Amanda Terkel:

Harris leaves the race after failing to gain traction with voters. A momentary bump in the polls following a June debate performance in which she challenged former Vice President Joe Biden on his prior opposition to school bussing evaporated in early August after Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) took the California senator to task over her record as the state’s attorney general. 

That Harris’ record as a prosecutor may have harmed her chances was, on balance, a good sign for the Democratic party, said researcher Natalie Shure.

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“The fact that Kamala Harris’ record on criminal justice ended up being a deal breaker is actually a heartening development within the Democratic electorate, imo,” tweeted Shure.

The Intercept‘s Ryan Grim opined that Harris might have been thinking about her political future. 

“Getting crushed in California would have been devastating, and set her up for a challenge in 2022 for her reelection,” said Grim.

As The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, Harris leaving the race in December allows for California Democrat power brokers to coalesce around another candidate.

The news left Jim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at the centrist think tank Third Way, “stunned and disappointed.”

Harris will reportedly release a video detailing her decision and next steps. 

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