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Chris Christie Joins Carly Fiorina In Quitting Race As Hopes Dashed For Podium At CBS' Debate

• Deadline.Com

Carly Fiorina suspended her campaign this afternoon, taking one parting shot at Dem candidate Hillary Clinton:

"To young girls and women across the country, I say: do not let others define you," Fiorina said in her campaign-suspending announcement on Facebook. "Do not listen to anyone who says you have to vote a certain way or for a certain candidate because you're a woman. That is not feminism. Feminism doesn't shut down conversations or threaten women. It is not about ideology. It is not a weapon to wield against your political opponent. A feminist is a woman who lives the life she chooses and uses all her God-given gifts. And always remember that a leader is not born, but made. Choose leadership."

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie followed suit, after a meeting with campaign staff this afternoon to break it to them.

"While running for president I tried to reinforce what I have always believed – that speaking your mind matters, that experience matters, that competence matters and that it will always matter in leading our nation," Christie said in a statement. "That message was heard by and stood for by a lot of people, but just not enough and that's ok."

"I have both won elections that I was supposed to lose and I've lost elections I was supposed to win and what that means is you never know what will happen," Christie continued. "That is both the magic and the mystery of politics – you never quite know when which is going to happen, even when you think you do…I'm so proud of the campaign we ran, the people that ran it with me and all those who gave us their support and confidence along the way. "


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