...Together, we've helped build the larger movement that has propelled Senator Warren to the center of the Democratic Party. Her common-sense, progressive, populist ideas are now setting the agenda in the national political debate, changing the conventional wisdom around the 2016 presidential race, and making it clear to all candidates -- Democratic and Republican -- that addressing income inequality will be the key to any successful presidential campaign.

And presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders are all listening.

When we launched Run Warren Run, prominent Democratic operatives were telling the media that, to win the race for the White House, Hillary Clinton would need to run a centrist campaign focused on "fixing the gridlock in Washington." In fact, when Hillary Clinton's campaign launched last month, her primary message wasn't about gridlock at all -- instead Clinton echoed Elizabeth Warren, saying she was running for president to fix an economy in which "the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top."

Meanwhile, in his announcement speech on Saturday, Martin O'Malley promoted big ideas straight from the Warren Wing like calling for Wall Street accountability, including the jailing of bankers who have broken the law. And Bernie Sanders, to the surprise of some in the mainstream media -- but not to us -- is standing out early in his campaign by fearlessly running on his long and impressive record of fighting for populist progressive priorities.

Let's be clear: We would still love it if Elizabeth Warren would change her mind and run for president. And if she does, we will be right there with her. The grassroots network we've built is strong and we will pull this campaign out of suspension at any time to support a Warren candidacy.

But now that we've demonstrated that Elizabeth Warren can run and win, it's time to help her fight to build an economy and a country that works for everyone, not just the wealthy -- and to elect Warren Wing champions up and down the ballot.

The rise of Elizabeth Warren, the effort to draft her for president, and the surging progressive spirit of the 2016 Democratic field and electorate are all important by themselves -- but ultimately, they’re all tremors presaging a much deeper tectonic shift in American politics. Just as the progressive movement and New Deal set the stage for the rise of the great American middle class a century ago, we're due for a profound political reckoning that restores our founders' dream of government by and for the people.

No one candidate can deliver that. It's up to all of us.

Thanks for your support over the last six months. If you have thoughts about Run Warren Run, our decision to suspend the campaign, or what's next for the DFA community, please click "reply" on this email and share your feedback with us. We can't wait to hear from you.

- Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Executive Director
Democracy for America