CNN: Just in, Kamala Harris is dropping out of the race later today.

[George II]

More details to follow.

Her tweet:

Link to tweet

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. She would make a great cabinet pick

if her presidential aspirations don't pan out.

I wish her well wherever she goes.

[George II]

2. That's how I feel too. I think she was great in the Kavanaugh and other hearings....

....I would take her as Attorney General in a heartbeat.

[Celerity]

40. I think she stays as my Senator UNLESS she is chosen as VP (I have said since he got in that Biden

will choose Stacey Abrams (who expands the map far more than Harris does) if he is the nominee and I am sticking with that, but Harris is probably in 2nd place there for him.)

[Hoyt]

3. Too bad, but for some reason she never took off like I'd hoped. But, she's VP or Cabinet perfect.

[aikoaiko]

4. I have much respect and admiration for Kamala Harris due to her run.

[at140]

5. Say it ain't so! If true, shocking news!!

Harris should not drop out this soon. Not before first 4 primaries are over. She has the money to keep going.
Other candidates could make mistakes and take a hit. Harris has not made any serious gaffes that I have noticed.

[Celerity]

27. she made a giant systemic gaffe, she never should have went for the far left lane

that is basically 98% owned by Bernie and Warren.

She really bollocksed up her healthcare roll-out, looked so confused, she never should have said she would get rid of private insurance, which she had to roll back hard..

If she went for the centre left moderate lane (but to the left of Biden, so basically the Pete lane) she could have been where Pete is (or close) or maybe even higher.

She also never should have went after Biden so hard, and finally she should have embraced her DA and AG roles more, and sold it as fighting for civil tights on the inside, basically say 'Look, if I had not done that job, we could have had a far worse, more draconian DA and AG in place.'

IF (as some say) that DA/AG background hurt her with A-A's, then why has it not hurt Biden (who was far more draconian than Harris ever was in being a hardcore drug warrior and a 'lock 'em and toss the key' type for decades as Senator?

[at140]

32. Good points .. eom

[onecaliberal]

6. Disappointed. Not in the candidate, in the whole stupid process.

Why can’t we have someone who is not old, white, and male.
Before you flame me. I’m a middle aged white woman.

[mcar]

10. There will be only white candidates on the next debate stage

This is just wrong for a Democratic party.

[Celerity]

31. Gabbard and Yang have 9 days to get one more poll (Gabbard can get it in two ways) nt

[mcar]

33. What about Booker and Castro?

Much better candidates, IMO.

[Celerity]

41. combined they have zero qualifying polls

[mcar]

43. How does Gabbard get more qualifying points than them?

What a ridiculous system.

[Celerity]

48. Gabbard had zero polls for the last, easier to make debate in November, and was at zero or 1%

in almost all polls, then the Clinton/Gabbard flame war went down and she shot up, and easily qualified for November, plus gained tens of thousands of new donors.

I think she just might miss this one by that one poll, she has not been really close and the buzz is off. Hopefully she drops out then. Yang I think squeaks in.

[Polybius]

56. Tom Steyer is going to be included?

I had no idea he was polling over 2%.

[Celerity]

58. yes

[honest.abe]

11. Me too.

Damn shame. Kamala would have been great.

[IluvPitties]

12. It's not about race or gender.

It's about navigating the political landscape. She had no strategy and no central theme in her narrative. Great VP or Cabinet pick, though.

[onecaliberal]

15. Thanks for your opinion. I completely disagree.

[exboyfil]

35. Old white guy and I agree

[mcar]

7. Fck, fck, fck, fck, fck

[nini]

8. Just changed my avatar to Biden

Let's get it done!


I love her, it wasn't her time. She would be a great Attorney General.

[Celerity]

9. I think most of her support goes to Warren, Klobuchar, and Biden nt

[honest.abe]

13. I think most will go to Biden.

That's where Im heading.

[nolabear]

19. And I'm betting he'll give her a cabinet position.

Possibly VP pick but somewhere that gives her a better position for the future.

She’d be a great AG!

[honest.abe]

22. If not VP then for sure AG.

She still has a bright future in politics.

[nolabear]

34. True dat! As she should. I've got a good feeling about her.

[Celerity]

51. Hows does anything other than VP or maybe CA governor give her a better future?

She is one of only 2 Senators from the biggest, most powerful state in the US. AG is hardly a stepping stone to POTUS, and it is a short term gig compared to Senator.

VP, yes, obviously, and maybe governor (Newsom is term-limited so the race in 2026 will be wide open, but IF she runs for governor, then she is not going to run for POTUS in 2028, as the CA voter will go bonkers if he resigns after only 2 years.)

The only way I see her taking AG is if she wants to be governor in 2026, as THAT would be a good path to that as well. IF she did that (AG then won 2 terms as our governor, that would mean a 2036 potential POTUS run, but she would be into her 70's by then, and would be 80 at the end of 2 terms.

I just cannot see a string of over FIFTY straight years of Boomer POTUS's (Jan 1993 to Jan 2045 under that scenario, provided a Boomer won in 2028 and 2032 (which is at least fairly likely) as well, plus the even older (he missed being a Boomer by around 3 years) Biden tossed in there too). That Gen is going to simply have to yield power before then. Enough is enough. The very oldest Gen Xers would EIGHTY before they had a post Boomer POTUS, the oldest Millennials would be at retirement age. Hell, I would be (I am a 23yo Zennial, Gen Z/Millennial border born) almost 50.

[nolabear]

57. Nothing would prevent her from running in 2024 if Biden opts out.

I am at the tail end of boomerhood. I lived a great deal of history and the gestalt of the times is difficult to appreciate without having lived it. That might sound condescending but I promise it’s not.

Age and disabilities that come with it are real, and I respect the concern there. I also know many, many of us elders are extremely engaged in politics and have been through the era of unjust wars, the fight for civil rights for every marginalized group, and the globalization of everything from the economy to the sciences to the horrible outcomes of those wars. We remember illegal abortions. We remember Jim Crow. We vote with those issues in mind. Many of us are eager to help the next generations push progressivism even further than we could in the 60s and forward. We know we have more conservative age peers who are going to need encouragement. They vote too and favor some degree of familiarity with the current candidates.

Kamala’s strength is her legal expertise, her intelligence and her ferocity in dealing with domestic issues. She’s got some flawed history as all do, but she has great potential. Your timeline is one possibility, and I’m happy she’s in the Senate for now, but I think she could take the national stage as AG, restore some respect for the office, and potentially run after, with the blessing of any of the elders who might win. I don’t see her as governor of CA but I could be wrong. And as much as I think the younger candidates bring much to the table, realistically I think they won’t win and will be tremendous assets if brought in and given the education (hands on) and attention they deserve.

[DesertRat]

49. My support is now going to Klobuchar. nt

[PunkinPi]

50. Think that's where I'm going now too. nt

[Celerity]

53. so far all I have seen have picked the 3 I said (I have obviously not seen all the people's choices)

[wildflower]

14. So sorry to see this

I guess it's Elizabeth for me now.

[at140]

38. Elizabeth is more electable than Bernie IMHO

and the candidate who will work hard to address the issue of GROWING and ugly disparity between the richest 1% and the rest. No other candidate has expressed the agenda to address this issue except Bernie, of course.

[NurseJackie]

16. She will have a VERY important role going forward...

... this is not the end of her career. She could be a VP pick, or a cabinet pick.

[Sunsky]

17. Wow

I'm lost for words... Give em hell in the Senate, the impeachment hearings are coming your way.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. WaPo just did a breaking on this

Sen. Kamala D. Harris is ending presidential bid

By
Chelsea Janes
Dec. 3, 2019 at 1:11 p.m. EST

Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to multiple people with knowledge of the campaign’s plans.

Harris had qualified for the December debate but was in single digits in both national and early-state polls.

Harris, 55, a former prosecutor, entered the race in January. Fifteen candidates remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-kamala-d-harris-drops-out-of-presidential-race/2019/12/03/5ea01f3e-15f7-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html

(short article)

[tishaLA]

20. This sucks

I admire Sen Harris a lot and I hate to see her leave the race. I also heard yesterday that Steyer is thinking about running for her senate seat.

[exboyfil]

39. Why doesn't Steyer move to Wyoming

and run for the Senate seat there. He could pay campaign workers to visit every home in the state.

[Celerity]

55. lol, so true, but it still would not help him, WY is a lost cause unless we (Blue Staters) invade

and flip the demographics (it would only take a couple hundred thousand.)

My wife says that all the Democratic billionaires should pool together and facilitate a Blue Wave of interstate immigration to flip

these (or most) of them permanently and completely Blue

many states would not take that many at all (due to ultra small population size, or the closeness to that they already are)



IF that happened (the main 'feeder' states would be CA (the big one), OR, WA, IL (Chicago area), MA, NY (2nd biggest), and MD)

it would eventually yield (in a perfect play)

82 Dem Senators

325 plus Dem House members

and

465 EC votes

[mcar]

45. So Steyer steals data from her (via a staffer)

and now wants to run against her in the Senate?

What do he and Bloomberg have against Kamala Harris?

[ismnotwasm]

21. Yeah

I’ve been waiting for this unfortunately. I’m really sad.

[George II]

23. Here's her announcement tweet from a minute ago:

Link to tweet

[tritsofme]

24. Smart move on her part, no point in lingering. Candidates with worse prospects

which are many, should follow her lead.

[hlthe2b]

25. ahh, damn. I thought when she announced she would really "catch hold"...

She'd still make one hell of an AG or VP and of course a welcome presence in the Senate.

[Renew Deal]

26. 7% on DU going back in the pool.

[Gothmog]

28. Here is Joe Biden's initial reaction

Link to tweet

[comradebillyboy]

29. Her campaign started with so much promise. I was very sorry to see her campaign fizzle

and go nowhere. best wishes for Kamala in the future.

[spicysista]

30. I am so upset.

Not with Senator Harris, of course. I'm truly disappointed in the way things turned out. The race is shaping up to look the way I feared, most. All of the candidates whom peaked my interest (exception being Sen. Warren) have pretty much been taken out, already.
I am proud of Sen. Harris. I'm going to wear my KAMALA shirt, today. I was saving it for the day of her inauguration.

[BumRushDaShow]

36. I've been on her mail list and she just sent this email out

Eleven months ago at the launch of our campaign in Oakland I told you all: “I am not perfect. But I will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect. I will lead with integrity. I will speak the truth.”

And that’s what I have tried to do every day of this campaign. So here’s the truth today.

I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle, and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life.

My campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue.

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.

In good faith, I can’t tell you, my supporters and volunteers, that I have a path forward if I don’t believe I do.

So, to you my supporters, it is with deep regret -- but also with deep gratitude -- that I am suspending my campaign today.

But I want to be clear with you: I am still very much in this fight.

And I will keep fighting every day for what this campaign has been about. Justice for The People. All the people.

Our campaign has been about fighting for people whose voices have not been heard or too often ignored.

We will keep up that fight.

Let’s remember: we were the first to put the injustice of inadequate teacher pay on the national agenda.

We will keep up that fight.

We were the first to demand justice for our children, declaring we would take bold executive actions to stop gun violence.

We will keep up that fight.

We were the first to demand justice for women with a plan to block unconstitutional state abortion laws.

We will keep up that fight.

And our campaign uniquely spoke to the experiences of Black women and people of color -- and their importance to the success and future of this party. Our campaign demanded no one should be taken for granted by any political party.

We will keep up that fight because no one should be made to fight alone.

And I believe our campaign showed every child in America -- regardless of their color or gender -- that there are no limits to who can lead and hold positions of power in our country.

In that way -- this campaign has been so much bigger than me.

I am extremely grateful to the hundreds of staff who moved and uprooted their lives and sacrificed time away from their families. I know our fight has been personal for each of them.

Of course I could not have done this without my husband Doug and my entire family and friends who gave up so much to embark on this journey with me and have supported me every step of the way.

And I am grateful to the thousands of volunteers and contributors who chipped in, who knocked on doors, who made calls and who put their faith and trust in me. It has been the honor of my life to be your candidate.

And I want to be clear: although I am no longer running for President, I will do everything in my power to defeat Donald Trump and fight for the future of our country and the best of who we are.

I know you will too. So let’s do that together.

Let’s keep fighting for the America we believe in, an America free of injustice. An America that we know we can be unburdened by what has been.

Thank you.

— Kamala

[nini]

42. I love her

She really is the real deal. We haven't seen the last of her for sure.

[BumRushDaShow]

44. It's a huge field

and definitely not for the faint-of-heart.

If you think about it - this is Biden's 3rd time and Sanders' second time, but ever since the 2010 "Citizen's United" decision, the ante has been upped into the stratosphere for anyone trying to run with respect to the financial requirements - and in this case, just to get through a large primary, let alone what will come next for a general.

[onetexan]

52. Im sure she will be appointed to something on Biden's administration

If not his VP pick. She's damn good, and has plenty of time for more political experience under her belt. Kudos to Kamala!

[IrishEyes]

37. She was one of my top candidates.

I'm sorry she is dropping out.

[Aaron Pereira]

46. Kamala will be back soon.

Choosing a woman of color for the VP slot will be a smart move for our eventual candidate. She did herself proud in my opinion.

[DesertRat]

47. Disappointing

I'm changing my support (for now) to Klobuchar.

[OhZone]

54. She lost me when she lied about Biden.

Same with Cory.

[R B Garr]

59. +1, she made a couple big mistakes about race, too,

the busing issue being a huge bomb to lay at the feet of Democrats. Biden only
matters relating to her because he was Obama’s VP. If she wanted Obama’s coalition, then insulting Biden was also insulting Obama. That’s how it felt to me, and it seems to reflect in the polls why she never caught on.

It is Kamala herself who made race an issue. I’ve seen others here mischaracterize the point being made about her Indian-American heritage, but no surprise.