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.