Courtesy of Pai The campaign of House candidate Aditya Pai sent out an email Thursday morning dropping out of the race. Eight hours later, the campaign reversed course in a follow-up email. He said the aide who sent the initial email resigned, and only two people remain on his campaign staff. A Democratic House candidate's campaign sent out an email calling it quits, citing a "lack of joy." Eight hours later, it sent a follow-up message saying he was "not going anywhere."Aditya Pai is currently running in the Democratic primary in California's 45th Congressional District for a chance to try and unseat Republican incumbent Rep.