Marianne Williamson has exited the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, she announced on Friday.

In a statement on her website, the author and spiritual adviser said she didnt want her campaign to diminish the success of progressive candidates leading the polls in early states.

I stayed in the race to take advantage of every possible effort to share our message, she said. With caucuses and primaries now about to begin, however, we will not be able to garner enough votes in the election to elevate our conversation any more than it is now. The primaries might be tightly contested among the top contenders, and I dont want to get in the way of a progressive candidate winning any of them.

In an early sign of what was to come, Williamson reportedly laid off her entire campaign staff at the start of the new year due to dwindling campaign cash. The self-help author also failed to qualify for any subsequent primary debates after appearing in the first two.

To the remaining Democratic candidates, I wish you all my best on the road ahead. It was an honor being among you, Williamson said Friday. Whichever one of you wins the nomination, I will be there with all my energy and in full support.