Elizabeth Warren is not Hillary Clinton

Published October 21, 2019 4:43pm ET



Of all the prospective front-runners in the Democratic primary, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren seemed to have the most obvious weaknesses for a general election against President Trump.

She lacked the straightforward electability argument of Joe Biden’s proudly moderate candidacy. And unlike fellow left-winger Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, she doesn’t have working class appeal. Warren has failed to attract black voters, perhaps the single most pivotal constituency of the Democratic electorate.

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