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Dear John,
I couldn't be more grateful for the support you've given our campaign -- and I
want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. In just a few months, we built
an incredible team whose hard work lifted us into contention. Yesterday, we won
nearly two million votes, thanks to your involvement and help. But we did not
achieve all that we had hoped to.
Three months ago, I entered the race for President to defeat Donald Trump.
Today, I am leaving the race for the same reason: to defeat Donald Trump --
because it is clear to me that staying in would make achieving that goal more
difficult.
I'm a believer in using data to inform decisions. After yesterday's results,
the delegate math has become virtually impossible -- and a viable path to the
nomination no longer exists. But I remain clear-eyed about my overriding
objective: victory in November. Not for me, but for our country. And so while I
will not be the nominee, I will not walk away from the most important political
fight of my life.
I've always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind
the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday's vote, it is clear
that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden.
I've known Joe for a very long time. I know his decency, his honesty, and his
commitment to the issues that are so important to our country -- including gun
safety, health care, climate change, and good jobs.
I've had the chance to work with Joe on those issues over the years, and Joe
has fought for working people his whole life. Today I am glad to endorse him --
and I will work to make him the next President of the United States.
I am immensely proud of the campaign we ran, the issues we raised, and the
sweeping and achievable plans we proposed -- including our Greenwood Initiative
to right historic wrongs, fight racial inequality, and make the promise of
equal opportunity real for the Black communities that have endured centuries of
exploitation and discrimination. That work is fundamental to the future of our
country -- and to the more perfect union that each generation is called to
build.
I am deeply grateful to all the Americans who voted for me -- and to our
incredibly dedicated staff and volunteers all around the country, who knocked
on more than two million doors and held 12 million voter conversations, in an
incredibly short amount of time. No one outworked our team, and I couldn't be
prouder of everyone who was part of it. And I will be forever grateful to all
the mayors, local and state legislators, Members of Congress and many others
who believed in me, endorsed my candidacy, and worked hard to unite voters
around our vision. Your support and trust sustained me, and I look forward to
working with you in the months and years ahead.
We made our campaign slogan a clear, simple promise: Mike will get it done.
And I intend to keep working on the "it." I will continue to work for sensible,
common sense policy solutions that can get done. That includes passing gun
safety laws that save lives. Fighting climate change. Improving health care.
Making college more accessible and affordable. Creating economic opportunity
for all. And helping mayors and local leaders across the country who are doing
so much important work on all of these issues.
The past few months have been some of the most inspiring of my life, and I
want to thank the tens of thousands of Americans, from Maine to California,
whom I was privileged to meet -- and who every day, with their voices and their
ideas, made this campaign such a powerful experience. And I am intent on making
it a lasting experience: I want my supporters to stay engaged, stay active and
stay committed to our issues. I will be right there with you. And together, we
will get it done.
Mike
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