'Warren has built an Iowa organization that’s the envy of the field. Now she has some buzz, too.'
Polls show that a lot of Iowans are still making up their minds, so a big endorsement could make a difference. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images In one of the key rituals leading up to the First-in-the-Nation Iowa Caucuses, the Des Moines Register announced today that it is endorsing Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Register’s editorial board endorsed Warren using somewhat defensive language, perhaps aimed at rebutting criticisms of her from “centrist” rivals and mainstream media voices as well: The senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts is not the radical some perceive her to be. She was a registered Republican until 1996. She is a capitalist. “I love what markets can do,” she said. “They are what make us rich, they are what creates opportunity.But she wants fair markets, with rules and accountability. She wants a government that works for people, not one corrupted by cash.
Warren has built an Iowa organization that’s the envy of the field. Now she has some buzz, too, which she needs given the perception that Sanders is surging in support — at her expense — in Iowa and elsewhere. Just today a well-regarded New York Times/Siena poll of Iowa showed Sanders leading the field with 25 percent of likely caucus-goers; Warren was fourth with 15 percent, just behind Buttigieg and Biden .
Another local ritual will take place a week from now, when Ann Selzer’s gold-standard Iowa Poll, sponsored by the Register, CNN, and Mediacom, will publish its last pre-Caucus findings. In the previous edition published on January 10, the top four candidates were closely clustered, with Warren in second place three points behind Sanders. If momentum is really a thing in the Democratic competition this year, it could be a barnburner on a cold Monday night nine days from now.
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