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A Democratic candidate vying for the congressional seat in California appeared to decide to call it a day on Thursday morning, only to change his mind eight hours later.
In an email to his “friends, voters, and cherished supporters,” Aditya Pai, a 31-year-old Harvard-educated attorney vying for the seat in California’s 45th Congressional District currently held by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), announced he was suspending his campaign.
“The reason is simple: a lack of joy,” he wrote.