Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is out of the 2020 race.Booker announced Monday he's suspending his presidential campaign, in a statement citing a need for "money we don't have, and money that is harder to raise because I won't be on the next debate stage and because the urgent business of impeachment will rightly be keeping me in Washington." In a video message, Booker also said he's ending his campaign "with the same spirit with which it began," promising to campaign "as hard as I can" for the eventual Democratic nominee for president. After entering the 2020 race last February, Booker struggled to gain traction in the polls in recent months and did not qualify for the December Democratic debate, nor did he qualify for the next debate scheduled to take place on Jan. 14. In a recent interview with The Atlantic, Booker warned, "Yes, we could lose this election. We need to elect the right person that can excite record turnouts, really have a wave election. I'm very concerned about it. Yes, I'm absolutely concerned about it." > It's with a full heart that I share this news--I'm suspending my campaign for president.> > To my team, supporters, and everyone who gave me a shot--thank you. I am so proud of what we built, and I feel nothing but faith in what we can accomplish together. pic.twitter.com/Fxvc549vlJ> > -- Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) January 13, 2020More stories from theweek.com DOJ declares Pensacola shooting an 'act of terrorism,' calls on Apple to decrypt shooter's phone Bernie Sanders fires back on CNN report saying he told Elizabeth Warren a woman can't be president: 'Ludicrous' The death of rock's master craftsman
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