Warren Campaign Outlines Nomination Path, Citing Rivals' Flaws

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Elizabeth Warren’s campaign released a memo Tuesday that lays out a path to the Democratic presidential nomination and highlights the vulnerabilities of her leading rivals.

The memo by campaign manager Roger Lau aims to reverse perceptions that Warren’s candidacy is fading. It comes as polls show she could place fourth in the New Hampshire primary after a middling third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses last week. She also is trailing in South Carolina, the next state to hold a primary.

Lau takes aim at Bernie Sanders, who is leading in New Hampshire and nationally, saying the Vermont senator has a political “ceiling that’s significantly lower than the support he had four years ago.” He goes on to note the drop in support for onetime front-runner Joe Biden and says Pete Buttigieg, who collected the most delegates in the Iowa caucuses, will be hampered once the race moves to states that are more diverse.

The tone of the memo is a stark contrast with how Warren campaigns on the trail, where she refrains from criticizing rivals and calls for unity among the candidates in the 2020 race.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-new-hampshire.html

[Fresh_Start]

1. yes, I've been waiting for this

her timidity is one of the reasons I felt she didn't have a chance...but Liz at war....could be a very powerful force.

she has to separate herself from being in Sanders shadow...

[LAS14]

2. This pretty much re-states a post I made earlier today. I didn't bother to mention..

.... Sanders, though. Seemed too obvious. Great minds.

[LeftTurn3623]

3. the memo was before the results in NH

and there was no red meat or really any path when you read it. Just stuff how Biden might fall - amy hasnt answered tough questions - Pete wont do well in diverse states - Bernie hit his ceiling

Funny part, it says about finishing in the top 3 in most of the super Tuesday states. Not sure I remember someone winning the nomination when you cant win a state. What does top 3 & 4 get you? You need to win states.

This was more-less a plead for supporters to not jump off the sinking ship. Do not worry about that water you feel on your feet - the hole in the bottom of the ship

[Garrett78]

6. Yep, as I keep saying, at some point you have to rack up wins. And fairly early in the process, too.

Where are those wins going to come for Warren? Or Klobuchar? Or Buttigieg going forward?

[Beakybird]

4. I jumped off the Warren train.

I'm for any moderate that can beat Bernie - even Bloomberg who would trounce Trump, but he sucks as far as progressive values is concerned.

Hiring Liz Stein supporters to the highest level of his campaign permanently lost Sanders for me.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. If she has the funds to stay in through March she could be a contender

Only Bernie and Bloomberg currently have the cash on hand to stay in past March at this point.

[Garrett78]

7. I suppose if she can outlast AK, PB and JB, she might have a shot. But...

...she has to rack up some wins before too long. Finishing 3rd or worse does not make for sustainablility.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. I think she will take 1st or 2nd in some of the Super Tuesday contests nt