.MTPFirstRead: Nine events that have defined the 2020 Democratic presidential race
And Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has lost altitude, while former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has held his ground in Iowa and New Hampshire — but appears to be less of a player outside those two states.
So how did we get here? Here’s a look at the nine events over the past year that have defined the Democratic presidential race:It wasn’t necessarily predetermined that Biden and Sanders would run in 2020. But when the two men with the highest name ID jumped in, it effectively sucked up the oxygen for the other alternatives, especially for the candidates who announced earlier .For any other candidate, a heart attack while on the campaign trail could have ended their candidacy.
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