People left thank you notes next to Elizabeth Warren's photo at Harvard Law School where she was a tenured professor

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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts announced she was suspending her presidential campaign on Thursday after trailing in the primaries in 18 states.
• People left thank-you notes around Warren's framed photo on the wall of tenured professors at Harvard Law School, where she used to teach.
• "An inspiration who deserved better than we could deliver," one note read, adding "pinky promise" — a reference to Warren performing the gesture with young girls she met on the campaign trail promising to become the first female president.
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People left thank you notes near Sen. Elizabeth Warren's photo on the wall of tenured professors at Harvard Law School after she announced the end of her presidential campaign on Thursday.

Warren maintained a strong lead in polls throughout the race but fell short during the primaries, after progressive voters rallied behind Sen. Bernie Sanders and moderates threw their support behind former Vice President Joe Biden.

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