One of the Democratic candidates vying for Rep. Michelle Steel’s (R-CA) seat in Congress appeared to call it quits Thursday morning citing a “lack of joy,” but reversed course by the end of the day, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Aditya Pai (D) “said the letter suspending his run was sent erroneously and that he still intends to continue running for the seat.”
Said Pai: “I wrote that letter as an emotional processing exercise after an exhausting glimpse into the political machine. I sent it to some mentors and staff for perspective before getting back to work; it was never supposed to be shared. Now that it was, I see a silver lining in your seeing it. Despite the emotional weight of candidacy, my call to service — not politics — far outweighs it.”
