Fading in the polls, Elizabeth Warren's campaign sees an uptick in energy a day after receiving the support of Iowa's biggest newspaper
Polls released heading into the final week before the Iowa caucuses almost unanimously show Warren fading into fourth place — both here and in New Hampshire. Finishing behind Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in both states could effectively end her once-promising candidacy in an eight-day period.But Warren's allies are hopeful the endorsement from Iowa's largest newspaper will provide a jolt in the Hawkeye State while she's stuck in Washington for most of this week.
either of her policy-heavy town halls in Eastern Iowa on Sunday. She was clearly excited about the news,And there was an uptick of energy at her events, including the final town hall of the weekend at a food-and-craft market in a developing part of this city. She was joined there by Jonathan Van Ness, one of the hosts of Netflix's “Queer Eye.”
In recent weeks, Warren and her campaign have more explicitly tried to tackle the “electability” question as polls have showed Democrats are less convinced she can beat President Donald Trump in November. Surrogates have pitched her as the candidate who can best unite the party going into the general election because of her appeal to both Biden and Sanders voters.
“Let me tell you why I think you should caucus for me: I know how to fight, and I know how to win,” Warren said. “In fact, I’m the only person in this race who has beaten an incumbent Republican anytime in the last 30 years.” Asked by a reporter after Sunday’s event here why she is talking about gender and electability more, Warren said: “People ask the question.” She added: “It’s important to get it out there. This can’t be a hidden question people mask in different ways.”from local elected officials and activists here, are critical backing in a state where she has concentrated her efforts.
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