She dropped out of the race shortly after a string of disappointing finishes on Super Tuesday, but she pointedly declined to endorse Sanders. Instead, she noted that they had much in common from a policy perspective, but some of his supporters were abusive. Warren and Sanders had exchanged heated words after a contentious February debate in Iowa, and in the days that followed Warren was savaged on social media by Sanders loyalists, who called her a snake and a traitor. While the Sanders camp reportedly made overtures to Warren's staffers around Super Tuesday, they viewed those efforts as too little, too late.
Meanwhile, the Sanders' side sees Warren's cold shoulder as a stinging and costly betrayal. We're never going to forget that. Some of the pitfalls and obstacles facing the Sanders campaign - such as the struggle to win the support of black voters, critical media coverage, the reluctance of the Democratic establishment and centrists to make peace with the senator, and the negative connotations of his self-proclaimed "Democratic socialist" identity among parts of the electorate - were predictable.
Then there were the unexpected "black swan" events that posed particular challenges to Sanders. His heart attack in October threatened to derail the entire campaign. Donald Trump's impeachment trial in January kept Sanders tied to Washington, DC for two weeks, while other candidates - particularly Buttigieg - were able to turn repeated trips through Iowa and New Hampshire into growing support.
Finally, the coronavirus outbreak put a Sanders campaign that was already on its heels after a string of defeats into indefinite deep-freeze. While the chances of a comeback were remote given Biden's lead in national convention delegates after his March wins, state after state delayed their primary contests into June.
There was no chance of a surprise victory; no hope of a change in momentum. And when Wisconsin, a state Sanders won comfortably in , decided to move forward with its vote this week, social distancing and shelter-in-place orders ensured that Sanders was unable to hold his trademark raucous rallies or deploy his millions of door-knocking volunteers even if he wanted to. The reality was unavoidable, and on Wednesday Sanders acknowledged it.
Sanders added that he would remain on the ballot in the remainder of the primaries and hoped to amass more delegates to give him the ability to influence the party's manifesto and rules at the national convention, which has been delayed to August. The active campaign, however, was done. In his Wednesday concession speech Sanders also struck a hopeful note, saying that although his campaign was coming to an end, the movement he created was not. In just five years Sanders created a movement essentially out of thin air.
When he kicked off his first presidential bid in April , it was with a sparsely attended press conference on the grounds of the U. There was little indication at the time of the grass-roots and fundraising juggernaut that would follow.
The politician who had spent decades as back-bencher in Congress transformed himself into the leader of a popular, grass-roots force that electrified supporters and sent traditional party power-brokers scrambling. He became, arguably, the most influential force on the party in recent memory - at the very least on a short list with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Bill Clinton.
And his power came not from the office he held, but from the people he spoke to - and for. Now the year-old senator is approaching the twilight of his political career, and it seems unlikely he will again try to head the Democratic national ticket. The question, then, becomes who will lead of the movement going forward.
Warren is an obvious choice - if the acrimony of the recent campaign eventually settles. New York Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is the rising star in the progressive ranks. Her endorsement of the senator shortly after his heart attack is credited with reviving what was at the time a flagging campaign. He added that outside of elected officials, the ranks of progressive activists continues to grow, and the movement is creating its own media outlets to counter with what he says is the unfair coverage of the mainstream press.
The bottom line, he concludes, is that Sanders has opened a door for the next generation of liberal grass-roots candidates - ones who might finally win a White House prize that seemed, for at least a few weeks this year, tantalisingly within his reach. If they do that, people like Trump win. Battle to beat Trump begins as Iowa votes.
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Load More. Browse Companies:. Bernie Sanders off the campaign trail earlier this month also renewed debate over the appropriate age for a president in a race where all the front-runners, including the incumbent, are in their 70s. Now 73, President Trump was the oldest president to take office. Elizabeth Warren, who turned 70 over the summer, comes in as the youngest of the candidates topping the polls. I'm a geriatrician. I'm all for people as they age doing whatever they can do.
But having a heart attack puts you at risk for more heart attacks, for heart failure, for death. And running for president is hugely stressful, the hours And that is one of the key points about candidates of any age: Health might matter more than age. On whether an year-old is incapable of being president. You can have year-olds who are hugely fit and functional.
In geriatrics, we tend to look at an amalgam of things: What health conditions does the person have? Obviously, it's hugely different if you've had a major stroke versus if you need a little thyroid replacement, for example.
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