Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of the 2020 presidential race: 'It's become clear that I'm not going to be carrying the ball, but we're going to make sure somebody is.'
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, announcing Wednesday night in an interview with MSNBC that he does not see a path forward for his campaign.
Inslee gained some traction following the second Democratic debate. But despite announcing this week that his campaign had reached 130,000 individual donors -- part of the Democratic National Committee's requirements to qualify for the next round of debates -- Inslee likely would have lacked the polling support to make the upcoming stage in Houston.
While Inslee will no longer be a presidential candidate, the effects of his candidacy were clear in his ability to get his fellow 2020 contenders to speak with a greater sense of urgency on the issue he said has to be the number one priority of the next commander-in-chief. "I'm going to support the Democratic nominee ... I'm not endorsing a candidate tonight. I think a number of them have intriguing ideas, but we need all of them to raise their game," Inslee said.
"Congratulations to @JayInslee on his impactful campaign to bring the climate crisis to the forefront of the national conversation. There is no more important issue facing humanity. Together we will work to pass a Green New Deal and create millions of jobs," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I- Vt., tweeted. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also gave her thanks to Inslee for bringing the climate change issue to the forefront.
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