Sen. Kamala D. Harris, proud of being one of the only presidential candidates to spend Thanksgiving in Iowa and not at home, invited reporters into her temporary residence in Des Moines on the holiday to show off her turkey preparation skills.

What she didn’t say at the time was that she was also having intensive conversations with her husband, her sister Maya Harris and Maya’s family as the tightknit group grappled with whether there was any path forward for her campaign.

The talks extended into late Monday night, as Kamala Harris stayed up until 2 a.m. futilely trying to find a way to push on. But Tuesday around 12:45, she called her staffers to tell them it was all over.

It was a sobering finish to a once-dazzling campaign. Harris (D-Calif.) proved an uneven campaigner and was ultimately engulfed by low polling numbers, internal turmoil and a sense that she was unable to provide a clear message amid the roiling, impassioned politics of the moment.

I can’t say that I’m upset that she is out of the race.

Her campaign was equal parts misrepresentation of her records, pandering to rich donors, and empty platitudes.

I’m never going to vote for Tulsi Gabbard, but I am grateful for her making Harris’ actual record as a prosecutor an issue in the debates.

It’s what took her out of contention.