Warren ends presidential nomination bid, will not endorse anyone yet
LIBERAL SENATOR REFUSES TO ANNOUNCE ENDORSEMENT RIGHT AWAY
Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign yesterday, bowing to the reality that the race for the Democratic nomination has become a two-way battle between former vice-president Joe Biden and US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Speaking to reporters yesterday outside her home, Warren said she would likely endorse Biden or Sanders, but “not today”.
“I need some space and I need a little time right now,” she said, standing next to her husband, Bruce Mann, and golden retriever, Bailey.
Warren’s voice cracked when she talked about meeting so many little girls while campaigning around the country for the past year and knowing they “are going to have to wait four more years”, at least, to see a woman in the White House.
Warren, a liberal senator who won plaudits for her command of policy details, finished well behind the two front-runners on Tuesday in 14 states, including her home state of Massachusetts, leaving her path to the nomination virtually nonexistent.
Warren added: “I have no regrets at all. This has been the honour of a lifetime.”
What happens now?
Her exit makes the contest a two-man race between Biden and Sanders.
Warren’s relationship with Sanders may have been strained in January, when she accused him of calling her a liar on national television after he denied telling her in 2018 that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump.
Warren swore off big donors when she launched her run and raised more than $112 million (Dh411.04 million) from grass roots contributions.
She vowed to continue fighting for ordinary Americans and touted the impact the campaign has already had, bringing attention to ideas such as a wealth tax and proving that candidates do not need high-dollar fund-raisers to succeed.
US Representative Tulsi Gabbard remains in the race, but has repeatedly failed to win even 1 per cent of the vote in primaries.