<p>A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Orange County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a>, who sent out a message saying he was suspending his campaign over a &#8220;lack of joy&#8221; announced hours later that he actually has no intention of dropping out.</p>
<p>Aditya Pai, a 45th Congressional District candidate seeking to win over the district represented by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), apologized in a second email on Thursday, claiming the prior missive was &#8220;sent by a now-former aide in error.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I wrote that letter as an emotional processing exercise after an exhausting glimpse into the political machine,&#8221; Pai said. &#8220;I sent it to some mentors and staff for perspective before getting back to work; it was never supposed to be shared.&#8221;</p>
<p>Though Pai conceded that the thought of &#8220;calling it quits has occurred to me,&#8221; he stressed that he will &#8220;absolutely NOT be suspending my campaign.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pai is a 31-year-old trial attorney who was born in Bombay, India, and moved to Southern California at the age of 8 with his parents, according to his <a href="https://www.paiforcongress.com/">campaign website</a>. Pai&#8217;s &#8220;key&#8221; issues included fighting corruption in Washington, D.C., codifying <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, lowering the cost of housing, boosting small businesses, and encouraging more legal immigration.</p>
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<p>8am: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CA45?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CA45</a> House candidate Aditya Pai tells donors he&#39;s dropping  out</p>
<p>4pm: jk, Pai says that was sent by &quot;a now-former aide in error,&quot; he&#39;s still running <a href="https://t.co/RRe5lz1hVZ">pic.twitter.com/RRe5lz1hVZ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jeremy B. White (@JeremyBWhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyBWhite/status/1689775681859895296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Jeremy White, a reporter for POLITICO, noted that Pai&#8217;s new email got sent eight hours after the first message went out on Thursday morning. Pai&#8217;s now-retracted message said his 2024 effort was &#8220;going well&#8221; but found his &#8220;heart is not quite in it&#8221; and announced the suspension of his congressional campaign for a &#8220;simple&#8221; reason: &#8220;a lack of joy.&#8221;</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/10/aditya-pai-challenging-rep-michelle-steel-ends-congressional-campaign/?utm_content=tw-ocregister&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_medium=social">Orange County Register noted</a> on Thursday that Pai has raised slightly more than $139,000, nearly $17,000 of which came from a loan to himself. The report said two other Democrats in the race, UC Irvine Law graduate and <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2023/04/04/local-tiktok-influencer-wants-to-take-her-message-off-social-media-and-to-congress/">TikTok influencer</a> Cheyenne Hunt and Garden Grove Councilmember Kim Bernice Nguyen, have raised about $170,000 and $151,000, respectively, while Steel has raised more than $2 million.</p>
<p>The primaries are set to take place in California <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_elections_in_California,_2024">in March</a>. In the general election, Democrats are hoping to flip several GOP-held seats in the state, including the district held by two-term Steel, as part of a strategy to retake the House, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-house-2024-election-b6211c2fa126ad6c422c174c309a9da7">according to the Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p>Pai&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/emilybrooksnews/status/1689775850353233920">new message</a> said his &#8220;call to service — not politics — far outweighs&#8221; the &#8220;emotional weight&#8221; of his candidacy. He cited his &#8220;deep frustration with the lack of nonpartisan service&#8221; as a reason for why he is running and told supporters to &#8220;rest assured: I am here to run, win, and serve you to the absolute best of my ability come what may and this has only strengthened my resolve to do so.&#8221;</p>

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