Warren drops out of 2020 race
WASHINGTON: 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, according to a person familiar with her plans. The exit came days after the onetime front-runner couldn’t win a single Super Tuesday state, not even her own.
Warren’s exit extinguished hopes that Democrats would get another try at putting a woman up against US President Donald Trump.
For much of the past year, the Massachusetts senator’s campaign had all the markers of success, robust poll numbers, impressive fund-raising and a sprawling political infrastructure that featured staffers on the ground across the country. She was squeezed out, though, by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who had an immovable base of voters she needed to advance.
Warren never finished higher than third in the first four states and was routed on Super Tuesday, failing to win any of the 14 states voting and placing an embarrassing third in Massachusetts, behind former vice-president Joe Biden and Sanders.
Her exit from the race following Senator Amy Klobuchar’s departure leaves the Democratic field with just one female candidate - Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who has collected only one delegate towards the nomination.
Warren later said that she was not ready to endorse either of Biden or Sanders.