Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris closed down her campaign’s three New Hampshire field offices Friday, focusing everything on Iowa.
Just hours after former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke withdrew his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, NBC’s Amanda Golden reported that Harris was effectively pulling most of her campaign out of the early-voting state. (RELATED: Kamala Harris To Dramatically Restructure Campaign, Lay Off Staff As She Hemorrhages Cash)
“NBC News has confirmed that @KamalaHarris’ New Hampshire campaign is closing their three field offices in Nashua, Portsmouth and Keene, and has cancelled her trip to New Hampshire that was originally scheduled for next week as she goes all in on Iowa,” Golden tweeted.
NBC News has confirmed that @KamalaHarris’ New Hampshire campaign is closing their three field offices in Nashua, Portsmouth and Keene, and has cancelled her trip to New Hampshire that was originally scheduled for next week as she goes all in on Iowa.
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) November 1, 2019
Only Harris’ campaign headquarters in Manchester is set to remain open, and the campaign reported that the “entire field organizing team” had been let go.
The campaign’s HQ in Manchester will remain open with a scaled down staff, and the campaign says that their entire field organizing team has been laid off.
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) November 1, 2019
Harris’ New Hampshire Communications Director Nate Evans released a statement confirming that the campaign would be refocusing all available resources on Iowa.
On the record statement from Nate Evans, Harris Campaign New Hampshire Communications Director:
“…the campaign has made a strategic decision to realign resources to go all-in on Iowa, resulting in office closures and staff realignments and reductions in New Hampshire…” pic.twitter.com/xrBJMZV0UM
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) November 1, 2019
Harris immediately capitalized on the change in strategy, kicking off a fundraising drive for her “All-In For Iowa Fund.”
If we want to win, we need to go all-in on Iowa—but we need a surge of grassroots support to make this work. Can I count on you to become a founding donor of our All-In For Iowa Fund? Chip in today: https://t.co/aLXz7ANATL
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 1, 2019
The 2020 hopeful didn’t appear upset by the change in strategy, dancing her way into a Friday night Democratic Party event in Iowa.
Sen. Kamala Harris dances her way into Wells Fargo Arena for tonight’s Iowa Democratic Party event. pic.twitter.com/Kq9o8ZWcMt
— Dan Merica (@merica) November 1, 2019