Senator Elizabeth Warren in a dead end after Super Tuesday of the Democratic primaries

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in Detroit, Michigan, March 3.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in Detroit, Michigan, March 3. BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERS

Elizabeth Warren remained silent on Tuesday March 3. All evening, the bad results accumulated for the senator from Massachusetts. The most bitter defeat was recorded in his own state, where he was beaten both by former vice-president Joe Biden and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders. By February 10, she had already failed in a humiliating fourth place in New Hampshire, a state neighboring her, and she was unable to compete for victory in another New England state on Tuesday. Maine, where it even almost fell below the 15% threshold necessary to claim to obtain a share of delegates proportional to the votes obtained.

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The fall is cruel for the one who had risen in the fall of 2019 among the favorites, after a painstaking start to the campaign marked by controversy over her partly Native American origins. Mocked by President Donald Trump, who regularly dressed him in the nickname "Pocahontas", the Massachusetts senator had resurfaced by the seriousness of her proposals, and endless selfie sessions with the public of her meetings.

Procrastination

Clearly lined up to the left of the Democratic Party, she had briefly taken the upper hand over the senator from Vermont, who has always refused to join the party he is seeking. Unlike the latter, "Socialist democrat" claimed, Elizabeth Warren was not afraid to present herself as "Capitalist", while advocating for much greater regulation.

Supporters of Elizabeth Warren, in Detroit, Michigan, March 3.
Supporters of Elizabeth Warren, in Detroit, Michigan, March 3. SETH HERALD / AFP

However, procrastination over the funding of the universal health protection project defended with Bernie Sanders gradually penalized a candidate placed under the sign of competence. The start of the Democratic race, in Iowa and then New Hampshire, was marked by mediocre results, while Bernie Sanders accumulated successes. Despite performances always noted during the debates, Elizabeth Warren has not stopped losing ground on her opponents. The support provided by the New york times, however shared with his Minnesota colleague Amy Klobuchar, who gave up on Monday, was of no help.

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Cornered, she went on the offensive in a disorderly fashion, vigorously attacking Michael Bloomberg during the February debates, while Bernie Sanders deprived her of all space. It changed targets when the Vermont senator had already taken off.

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