Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign

Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign
Campaign2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries)
CandidateElizabeth Warren
U. S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
EC formedDecember 31, 2018
AnnouncedFebruary 9, 2019
SuspendedMarch 5, 2020
HeadquartersCharlestown, Massachusetts[1]
Key peopleDeb Haaland (National co-chair)[2]
Katie Porter (National co-chair)[2]
Ayanna Pressley (National co-chair)[2]
Roger Lau (campaign manager)[3]
Dan Geldon (chief of staff)[4]
Caitlin Mitchell (senior digital organizer)[5]
Emily Parcell[6]
Joe Rospars (Chief Strategist)[7][8][5]
Janice Rottenberg[6]
Tessa Simonds[5]
Tracey Lewis[5]
Richard McDaniel[5]
Kane Miller[6]
Brendan Summers[6]
Slogan"Persist"
"Dream Big Fight Hard"
"Big, Structural Change"
"I have a plan for that" (unofficial slogan)[9]
Website
elizabethwarren.com
(archived - March 4, 2020)
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Early political involvement

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The 2020 presidential campaign of Elizabeth Warren was a campaign from the senior United States senator from Massachusetts. It began with Warren's formal announcement on February 9, 2019, at a rally in Lawrence, Massachusetts, at the site of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike.[10][11] The announcement followed widespread speculation that she would run after supporters urged her to run in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries.[12] In 2018, Warren had been considered a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.[13]

Warren is generally considered a progressive within the Democratic Party. Her political positions include an end to lobbying, a wealth tax and $15 hourly minimum wage within the context of a capitalist economy, single-payer healthcare, canceling student loan debt, and support for the Green New Deal. Polls showed Warren in second or third place, and she briefly challenged Biden and Sanders for frontrunner status in the race.

After a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday, including a third-place result in her home state of Massachusetts, she suspended her campaign on March 5, 2020. Political commentators have attributed her inability to win primary races to the primaries' focus on "electability" in a race against Donald Trump, her popularity peaking too early in the race, and her inability to position herself between progressive and more moderate voters.

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Warren has opened her presidential campaign headquarters in Charlestown". The Boston Globe. April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Greenwood, Max (November 22, 2019). "Warren adds Ayanna Pressley as campaign co-chair". The Hill. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Warren, Elizabeth [@ewarren] (February 13, 2019). "Roger is a person of deep integrity, someone who always tells the truth and who never makes a promise that he doesn't keep. I'm grateful and honored to have him in this fight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Lee, M.J. [@mj_lee] (February 13, 2019). "Dan Geldon, Warren's longtime aide and former Senate chief of staff, will serve as chief of staff on the presidential campaign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b c d e Korecki, Natasha; Thompson, Alex (January 15, 2019). "Warren stocks campaign with top party talent". Politico. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Elizabeth Warren makes key 2020 hires ahead of 1st Iowa trip". Boston Herald. January 2, 2019. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Plouffe, David (September 26, 2019). "Warrenmentum". Campaign HQ with David Plouffe. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Axelrod, Tal (December 18, 2019). "Hundreds of former Obama aides backing Warren's 2020 bid". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goodwin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Tennant, Paul (February 4, 2019). "Off and running: Warren launches presidential bid in Lawrence". newburyportnews.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Elizabeth Warren kicks off presidential bid with challenge to super wealthy — and other Democrats". CNN. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. ^ Linskey, Annie; Johnson, Jenna (December 31, 2018). "Warren's jump into the presidential campaign kicks the 2020 race into high gear". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Analysis | The top 15 Democratic presidential candidates for 2020, ranked". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.