WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Reuters) – Cory Booker, a presidential candidate in the United States, will leave the race for his party's White House nomination in 2020, unless he can raise $ 1.7 million dollars over the next 10 days for its tough campaign, announced Saturday its campaign.
The rise of rival campaigns and the prospect of higher thresholds for participating in future Democratic debates have forced Booker's campaign to an "inflection point" where it must grow rapidly or have no "legitimate way to long term, "according to the director of the campaign, Addisu. Demissie.
"If we are not able to build the organization of the campaign, which means we will collect the money we need to win the nomination, Cory will not continue to use and consume resources best used to defeat Donald Trump, "Demissie told reporters in a conference call.
The announcement was made while the vast Democratic presidential field with racial differences was showing signs of erosion, fundraising being largely dominated by four candidates: former vice president Joe Biden, the Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana.
Booker, a black American senator from Newark, New Jersey, whose support for national opinion polls stands at less than 10 percent, must raise $ 1.7 million by the time end of the financial quarter, September 30, according to a memo sent to supporters. and put on line Saturday.
On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his 2020 presidential campaign, leaving 19 other Democrats, including Booker, to fight for a chance to face Republican Trump.
Booker and his rivals, Democratic candidates, are expected to speak later Saturday at the Polk County Democrats' annual Fry Steak in Iowa, which will hold its presidential caucus on Feb. 3.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks at the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on July 25, 2016. REUTERS / Mike Segar
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) listens to CIA Director Mike Pompeo answer his question as Pompeo testifies before a confirmation hearing of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on the appointment of Pompeo as Secretary of the House. State at Capitol Hill, Washington, USA, April 12, 2018 REUTERS / Leah Millis
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) answers questions from the 2017 South by Southwest Interactive Music Film Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, USA, on March 10, 2017. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) waved after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a bill that would replace Obamacare at Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2017. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) attends the New York premiere "Batman V Superman: The Dawn of Justice" at Radio City Music Hall in New York on March 20, 2016. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of hearings to confirm the appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as the United States Attorney General in the United States. Washington (United States), January 11, 2017. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks at the Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in Washington, DC, March 9, 2015.
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US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks at a press conference with fellow Democrats and unemployed Americans to highlight their political division with Republicans about insurance legislation. Unemployment at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, January 16, 2014. Efforts to urgently recreate federal unemployment Benefits for 1.5 million Americans stagnated in the Senate Tuesday when Democrats and Republicans rejected their proposals. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICAL EMPLOYMENT)
Cory Booker (D-NJ) US Senators (C), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and John McCain (R-AZ) (lowerR) are photographed at the rostrum before the state's speech on the issue. Union of US President Barack Obama at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, January 28, 2014. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS)
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) alongside her mother, Carolyn Booker (C), after US Vice President Joseph Biden (right) has solemnly sworn that Booker was the last US Senator in the US. Former Senate Chamber at Capitol Hill, Washington, October 31, 2013. The Democratic colleagues of US President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed a new colleague in the US Senate, Booker, newly elected, and the additional vote that Booker gives them to the Senate . REUTERS / Larry Downing (USA – Tags: POLITICS)
On October 16, 2013, US Senate candidate Cory Booker delivered a speech at the campaign night in Newark, New Jersey. Democrat Booker, Charismatic Mayor of Newark, was unofficial winner of a special election Wednesday in New Jersey. conservative Republican to fill the vacant seat of the US Senate. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICAL ELECTIONS)
The Newark Mayor of New Jersey, Cory Booker, listens to US First Lady Michelle Obama, addressing students during a visit to Maple Avenue School in Newark, in New Jersey, November 18, 2010. Michelle Obama was visiting Booker to promote her project. "initiative to reduce childhood obesity REUTERS / Mike Segar (USA)
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (right) speaks to the media in front of a burned house in Newark, New Jersey on April 13, 2012. Booker said Friday that he was not a super- Hero, but a good neighbor when he escaped from his security center a house in flames and rescuing a woman. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICAL SOCIETY)
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Demissie denied rumors that Saturday's announcement would simply be a campaign ploy to boost fundraising, telling reporters that the funds would be invested in campaign operations in October and November to better guarantee the success of the Early Voting States and the primaries of next Tuesday of next year.
Demissie rejected Booker's low number of polls, saying the Democrat's efforts in early-voting countries would quickly change the momentum once voters start voting next year if he can raise the necessary funds stay in the race.
"The last area that will be offered to the Democratic Party in February, March and April and beyond, is being determined here in September," he said. (Report of David Morgan in Washington, edited by Matthew Lewis)
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