Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for
everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the
Democratic presidential race on Thursday March 05,2020, days after the onetime
front-runner failed to win a single Super Tuesday state, not even her
own
For much of the past year, her campaign had all the markers of success, robust poll numbers, impressive fundraising and a sprawling political infrastructure that featured staffers on the ground across the country. But once voting began in February, she never found a reliable base of supporters as Democrats coalesced around Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, her progressive rival, and former vice president Joe Biden, who established himself as the leading centrist in the race
“I refuse to let disappointment blind me — or you — to what we’ve accomplished,” Warren told her campaign staff on a call Thursday. “We didn’t reach our goal, but what we have done together — what you have done — has made a lasting difference. It’s not the scale of the difference we wanted to make, but it matters.”
Warren’s exit leaves the Democratic field with just one female candidate: Hawaii Rep Tulsi Gabbard, who has collected only one delegate toward the nomination.
For much of the past year, her campaign had all the markers of success, robust poll numbers, impressive fundraising and a sprawling political infrastructure that featured staffers on the ground across the country. But once voting began in February, she never found a reliable base of supporters as Democrats coalesced around Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, her progressive rival, and former vice president Joe Biden, who established himself as the leading centrist in the race
“I refuse to let disappointment blind me — or you — to what we’ve accomplished,” Warren told her campaign staff on a call Thursday. “We didn’t reach our goal, but what we have done together — what you have done — has made a lasting difference. It’s not the scale of the difference we wanted to make, but it matters.”
Warren’s exit leaves the Democratic field with just one female candidate: Hawaii Rep Tulsi Gabbard, who has collected only one delegate toward the nomination.
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