BREAKING NEWS: Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential race with attack on Michael Bloomberg saying: 'I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign.'
Kamala Harris, the 55-year-old California senator, becomes biggest name to quit the 2020 Democratic presidential race
She told campaign staff of her decision in a conference call on Tuesday
Harris' strong start in January 2019 had seen her garner huge crowds for her campaign launch but she has cratered in the polls
The latest average had put her at just 3 per cent, with Michael Bloomberg, the multi-billionaire former New York mayor, entering at 6 per cent this week
Her husband David Emhoff posted a message to Twitter as her decision to quit emerged saying: 'I've got you. As always.'
Move leaves a total of 15 candidates in the field: 11 men and four women, with two of the men African-American, one Asian-American and one Latino
Kamala Harris dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on Tuesday, saying on Twitter that she was returning to the life of a U.S. senator 'with deep regret.'
Harris cited her campaign's financial woes as a major reason for her exit from the White House race, taking a veiled shot at former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and onetime hedge fund manager Tom Steyer as she left.
'My campaign for president simply doesn't have the financial resources we need to continue,' she wrote in an online essay.
'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, 55, struggled to gain traction outside her native California, lagging behind the Democratic pack in poll after poll.
She averaged 3 per cent support. Bloomberg splashed in with 6 per cent this week before he started campaigning.
Some of Harris' aides are leaving her for Bloomberg's newly minted presidential campaign, a source with knowledge of their plans said Tuesday.
The senator had already qualified for the December 19 Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles. Her absence leaves just seven candidates who have cleared the bar.
Dropping out of the White House race will leave two African-Americans in an unusually diverse field—New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro is the lone Latino vying for the Democratic nomination.
Four women remain in the hunt, out of a field of 15 Democrats.
Harris said in an email to supporters that her campaign 'uniquely spoke to the experiences of Black women and people of color.'
And she wrote that despite her lower profile she 'will do everything in my power to defeat Donald Trump.'
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