The Case for Warren Going to the Convention
As Super Tuesday results begin to roll in, I wanted to share a piece up today at The Intercept co-written with Ryan Grim. There have been a lot of progressives who have said recently that if Elizabeth Warren doesn’t have a clear path to the nomination, she should drop out now and endorse Sanders, so as to help prevent a Biden win.
We took a look at why Warren dropping out now could help Biden more than it could help Sanders, since it’s not at all clear that a majority of Warren voters would become Sanders backers if she left the race. (People who want to see Warren drop out now say if she enthusiastically endorsed Bernie and campaigned hard for him, that would be persuasive enough. I’ll say I’m not convinced of that.)
The question becomes if it’s better for Bernie to face Biden (and maybe Bloomberg) alone, or to try amassing more progressive delegates with Warren also competing for voters who once backed Buttigieg + Klobuchar.
Anyway, give it a read, and do feel free to write your thoughts in the comments section if you have any.