Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her presidential bid Thursday morning, the last female who had a chance in the once-flush Democratic field.
Though inevitable, it still hurts.
I have voted in 11 presidential elections. Only once has a woman been the nominee.
I’m running out of time.
Of all the Democratic 2020 candidates, Warren was the smartest, best prepared and most energetic.
She was quick of wit.
“Sen. Warren, you would be the oldest president ever inaugurated. I’d like you to weigh in on that,” said a debate moderator.
“I’d also be the youngest woman ever inaugurated,” retorted the 70-year-old.
She was warm. On the campaign trail, Warren exchanged ‘pinkie promises’ with thousands of young girls, telling that running for president is ‘what girls do.’
On the campaign trail, Warren exchanged “pinkie promises” with thousands of young girls, telling them that running for president is “what girls do.”
She was humble.
Warren grew up in Oklahoma in a family of little means. She knew what a struggle it was for her family to make ends meet. For those who grow up in poverty, it never leaves them.
She was strong.
“I was not born a politician, but I was born a fighter,” said the two-term Senator.
As a young teacher, Warren was fired when she became pregnant. She eventually raised a family, worked part-time and put herself through law school.
She was brave for proposing a 2% wealth tax on those whose net worth was at least $50 million, and a 6% tax on those above $1 billion.
“I’ve heard there’s some billionaires who don’t agree with this plan,” she joked.
Warren proposed using the funds to pay for universal child care, help cancel out student debt and help pay for universal health care.
When former Maryland Congressman John Delaney criticized Warren’s proposals at a debate, she replied: “I don’t understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United States just to talk about what we really can’t do and shouldn’t fight for.”
AS THE CAMPAIGN wore on, Warren got caught between the liberal campaign of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden’s moderate.
Like Sanders, Warren supported Medicare for All, but with a less aggressive approach that incorporated a winding down of the private health insurance market. Liberals berated the more measured approach while moderates thought it too much, too soon.
