U.S. Senator Warren's liberal plans fuel rise in Democratic presidential field

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Politics
September 26, 2019 / 6:04 AM / Updated 5 hours ago

Amanda Becker, Chris Kahn
6 Min Read

IOWA CITY, Iowa/NEW YORK (Reuters) - When U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren jogged onstage at the University of Iowa last week for her largest rally yet in the state that hosts the first presidential nominating contest, college students cheered, wearing “Warren has a plan for that” t-shirts and waving “Persist!” signs.

The crowd of roughly 2,000 people also included young professionals, parents rocking infants, public school teachers and elderly climate activists, reflecting the diverse coalition that has fueled the Massachusetts senator’s steady rise in opinion polls since she launched her campaign this year.

According to Reuters/Ipsos polling, Warren is the only candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination to consistently increase her level of support over the past six months. The latest poll, conducted Sept. 23-24, shows 14% of Democrats and independents support Warren, nearly triple her level in April and enough for second place behind former Vice President Joe Biden.

Warren’s support has surged among a broad group of Democrats and independents: the college educated, high-wage earners making at least $100,000 per year, lower-wage earners making under $50,000 per year, suburban residents, retirees and women.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/u-s-senator-warrens-liberal-plans-fuel-rise-in-democratic-presidential-field-idUSKBN1WB14L

[brewens]

1. There are still those bent on keeping us from finding out how well an actual liberal candidate can

do. They'd love to force a centrist on us and make us liberals feel like we must vote democrat anyway. I say we nominate a liberal and make the centrists support her or him. We know they won't vote for Trump.

[LeftTurn3623]

2. I second that!

[floppyboo]

3. Absolutely! Once it gets down to Sanders/Warren 'they' will have to find a new narrative!

I think there are some very good chess players behind the scenes.
I will be just a bit sad if Warren wins, but the big shift is the war, not the battle. And so, hooray!

[highplainsdem]

6. ANY loyal Democrat will support our nominee, no matter who it is. And it isn't that anyone is

"bent on keeping" you "from finding out how well an actual liberal candidate can do."

Biden's been leading because more Democrats prefer him than prefer his rivals. Probably because most polls show Dems who self-identify as "very liberal" are a minority of the party.

If Warren gets the nomination, yes, you'll have your very-liberal nominee.

If Biden wins, we'll still have a liberal nominee, but one who's moderate compared to Warren.

And if you don't vote for Biden if he's the nominee, you'll be helping Trump or whoever the GOP runs, if Trump's in too much trouble by then.

And I'll have to vote for Warren if she's the nominee.

That's the way it works, if we're going to have party unity and any chance of winning.

[LAS14]

4. I don't understand the headline. I thought "rise in Democratic field"....

... meant more people were going to run for President. I skimmed the article pretty closely. Nothing like that. What does "rise in Democratic field" refer to?

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[Blue_true]

5. I immediately read it as the number of voters leaning to Warren. nt