OPINION:
Nevertheless, she persisted. Through embarrassing losses in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, at one time considered a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, continued her by then quixotic bid. She managed to stagger to Super Tuesday, where she managed to finish no better than third place in any of the 14 contests. Indeed, Ms. Warren came in third in her home state, Massachusetts, behind both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
Then, she stopped persisting. Ms. Warren announced her withdrawal from the race Thursday, and not a moment too soon, as far as Bernie Sanders’ fans are considered. Ms. Warren, with no chance at seizing the nomination at all, was looking evermore like a Ralph Nader-style spoiler, siphoning progressive votes away from Mr. Sanders and therefore helping out Mr. Biden.
Many of Ms. Warren’s supporters have blamed “sexism” for her downfall, bizarrely ignoring the fact that just four years ago, Democrats nominated another woman, Hillary Clinton, for the presidency. More likely culprits included Ms. Warren’s penchant for dishonesty (she claimed Native American ancestry for years) and her health care plan, which was deeply unpopular, as well as her promises of high taxes.
In other words: Nevertheless she persisted, promoting bad and unpopular ideas.
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