The latest polls on the 2020 democratic presidential primaries show that Elizabeth Warren is the top candidate right now, followed closely by Joe Biden. I’ve been following the developments loosely, and here are some thoughts.
That Bernie Sanders lags Warren is not a surprise given that they cater to the same type of people, namely people on the hard left. It’s pretty simple, really. Sanders and Warren are basically interchangeable in terms of policy. Yes, there might be differences here and there, but both of them are running on a more or less socialist agenda. Given this, if given a choice between a male and a female, the progressive base would for sure prefer a female. Also, Bernie is more a “has been” since he’s already run in the previous election, so one might look at Warren as a fresher face although even she has been in politics forever. And Sanders is old at 78 years of age and he’s had some health problems, having recently gone through heart surgery. Warren was born in 1949 so she’s younger and looks more fit than Sanders.
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