Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, said she is dropping out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday. The exit came days after the onetime front-runner couldn’t win a single Super Tuesday state, not even her own.

The Massachusetts senator has spoken with Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, the leading candidates in the race, according to their campaigns. She is assessing who would best uphold her agenda, according to another person who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Warren’s exit extinguished hopes that Democrats would get another try at putting a woman up against President Donald Trump.

She had a compelling message, calling for “structural change” to the American political system to reorder the nation’s economy in the name of fairness. She had a signature populist proposal for a 2 percent wealth tax she wanted to impose on households worth more than $50 million that prompted chants of “Two cents! Two cents!” at rallies across the country.

Warren, 70, began her White House bid polling near the back of an impossibly crowded field, used wonky policy prowess to rocket to front-runner status by the fall, then saw her support evaporate almost as quickly.

Warren had spotlighted housing costs with legislation designed to bring down renting and home ownership costs. Last summer she warned that a rise in consumer and corporate debt was imperiling the longest expansion in U.S. history.

Warren Ends Presidential Run

by The Associated Press time to read: 1 min
0