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Cory Booker Drops Out Of The Presidential Race

Booker said his campaign had reached the point where it needs "more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win."
Posted at 12:07 PM, Jan 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-13 12:07:51-05

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has suspended his 2020 presidential campaign. 

"Today, I'm suspending my campaign for president with the same spirit with which it began. ... And so now I recommit myself to the work. I can't wait to get back on the campaign trail and campaign as hard as I can for whoever is the eventual nominee."

In a statement, Booker said his campaign had reached the point where it needs "more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win" — money he said it doesn't have. 

Booker served as the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, before he was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2013 special election.

Marianne Williamson and Julián Castro have both also dropped out of the presidential race this month.