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| Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential election race | |
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| California Senator Kamala Harris is dropping out of the crowded field of Democrats angling to become their party’s presidential candidate. | |
| Harris tweeted a message to supporters on Tuesday saying "it is with deep regret—but also with deep gratitude—that I am suspending my campaign today." | |
| The move came after she had earlier canceled a fundraising event in New York over a “personal matter”. | |
| In July, Harris referred to herself as a top-tier candidate, but failed to win over sufficient support to run as a serious challenger. | |
| In an email to supporters, Harris made an implied dig at wealthy candidates Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg, writing: "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." | |
| Harris had launched her campaign in January 2019, and was first seen as chosen by mainstream Democrats. | |
| Many on social media took the opportunity to make fun of Harris’ low polling figures by saying they’d never even heard of her. | |
| “Again, for the third time this week: Who?” one commenter tweeted, while another joked: “Kamala, we hardly knew ya.” | |
| Others suggested Tulsi Gabbard would be delighted with the turn of events. | |
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