Warren supporters still waiting for her breakout moment

Published July 31, 2019 7:52am ET



Expectations were high among supporters of Elizabeth Warren that she would have her big moment during Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Detroit, but the Massachusetts senator did not produce.

Warren backers who viewed the second Democrat debate at a local watch party at Bugsy’s Pizza in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia told the Washington Examiner they hoped in vain for an attention-grabber similar to California Sen. Kamala Harris’ pointed attack on former Vice President Joe Biden during the first debate in Miami. They believed Warren did well on stage, but felt the debate did not give her much of an opportunity to break out from the crowded field of Democrats.

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