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Carly Fiorina, the former C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard, suspended her presidential campaign Wednesday in an online message, after a poor showing in the first two nominating contests.

“This campaign was always about citizenship—taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and the well connected,” she said in a statement her campaign put out. “I will continue to serve in order to restore citizen government to this great nation so that together we may fulfill our potential.”

Mrs. Fiorina, 61, entered the race presenting herself as the Republican answer to Hillary Clinton — a woman who was willing, eager even, to aggressively attack Mrs. Clinton, without the risk of being accused of sexism. After being relegated to the so-called “undercard” stage in the first Republican debate, she used a breakout performance there to generate interest and enthusiasm for her candidacy.

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