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Source: New York Times
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who presented herself in the presidential race as a champion of women and families, said Wednesday that she was withdrawing from the Democratic primary after failing to qualify for a third debate next month a development she described as fatal to her candidacy.
Ms. Gillibrand said in an interview that she would endorse another candidate in the primary but had not yet picked a favorite. Though she stopped short of saying she would endorse a woman, Ms. Gillibrand, who has made electing women to Congress a personal cause, said the next president had to be capable of uniting the country and suggested that a woman might be best suited for the job.
I think that women have a unique ability to bring people together and heal this country, Ms. Gillibrand said, adding, I think a woman nominee would be inspiring and exciting.
But she added: I will support whoever the nominee is, and I will do whatever it takes to beat Trump.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-drop-out.html