Washington Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeInslee calls on Trump to ‘stay out of Washington state’s business’ Seattle mayor responds to Trump: ‘Go back to your bunker’ Trump warns he will take back Seattle from ‘ugly Anarchists’ if local leaders don’t act MORE (D) dropped out of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.

Inslee told MSNBC’s Rachel MaddowRachel Anne MaddowWebb: The modern age of dissent versus riot Cable news audience numbers jump amid coronavirus, protests Demings: ‘America is on fire’ and Trump ‘is walking around with gasoline’ MORE during an interview that he would withdraw from the race because it had “become clear” to him that he had no path to the nomination.

“It’s become clear that I’m not going to be carrying the ball,” Inslee said Wednesday. “I’m not going to be the president, so I’m withdrawing tonight from the race.”

Inslee, who made climate change the signature issue of his campaign, told Maddow he was optimistic about his party’s future and the ability of the U.S. to address the effects of climate change in time. “I’ve been fighting climate change for 25 years, and I’ve never been so confident of the ability of America now to reach critical mass to move the ball,” he said. Inslee had previously urged the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to focus an entire debate on the issue of climate change, which he has called the most pressing issue facing the U.S. Hours before his announcement Wednesday night, his campaign produced a plan for battling climate change in rural communities that would reward farmers for embracing eco-friendly technology. He is the third major candidate to drop out of the race after Rep. Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellNASCAR bans display of Confederate flag from events and properties Gloves come off as Democrats fight for House seat in California Grenell says intelligence community working to declassify Flynn-Kislyak transcripts MORE (D-Calif.) and former Colorado Gov. John HickenlooperJohn HickenlooperGun control group rolls out first round of Senate endorsements The Hill’s Campaign Report: Republicans go on attack over calls to ‘defund the police’ Hickenlooper ethics questions open him up to attack MORE. Inslee had struggled to gain traction in the campaign, and in a press release, Inslee’s campaign said it had become clear that reaching the polling threshold before the next round of debates would not be possible. His campaign announced last week that it had reached the donor threshold, but with only a week left to qualify, Inslee had not achieved the required 2 percent in any qualifying poll. Despite his campaign’s central focus on the issue of climate change, Inslee had also failed to qualify for an upcoming CNN town hall on the issue. “It became clear that we would not meet the DNC’s polling threshold, thus we would not have been invited to the fall debates. As a result, I don’t believe we can compete for the attention and exposure needed to have a reasonable shot at the nomination,” Inslee wrote in the release. “As we turn to the future, I will have more to say about what comes next for me in the days ahead. I can assure you that I will continue to lead, to demand bold action, and to do everything in my power to ensure the fight to defeat climate change stays at the top of the national agenda,” he continued. Inslee’s 2020 competitors thanked the governor for his contributions to the race, particularly on the issue of fighting climate change, on Twitter following his announcement. “Few leaders have done more to shine a light on the climate crisis than @JayInslee. His voice will be missed in this primary but I know he will continue this fight,” wrote Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.).

“Thank you @JayInslee for fighting every day to make sure that climate change remains a primary focus of this election. Climate change is real and it’s a crisis—and I will keep fighting alongside you to take bold action before it is too late,” added Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.).

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