The Massachusetts senator is asking people to send her some more money….
After being the flavour of the month going into fall?
Her rollout of her healthcare plan (Which feel flat on its face) has sunk her chances of becoming the Democratic Presidential nominee…
Elizabeth Warren revealed Friday that she’s hit a serious snag in 2020 campaign fundraising and called on supporters to step up in the last few days before the new year.
In an email to supporters, the Massachusetts senator said she’s only raised $17 million so far this quarter, a 30% drop from where she was about the same time of the third quarter.
Warren acknowledged it was “a little risky” to admit her shortfall ahead of Tuesday’s fourth quarter reporting deadline.
“But this isn’t a traditional campaign,” Warren wrote. “We’re a grassroots team, and you should know exactly where things stand right now — and exactly why it’s important that you give.”
The plea for donations comes amid Warren’s intensifying beef with South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and other corporate cash-backed Democratic presidential candidates….
Update on the Warren campaign….
…With five weeks left before the Iowa caucuses, Ms. Warren is tailoring her closing message in the state to focus on rooting out Washington corruption, a potentially resonant theme with a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump expected in January. In a speech in Boston on Tuesday, she reiterated her case against corruption and asked voters to “imagine” a post-Trump era; she did not delve into many policy specifics, and mentioned Medicare for all only once.
Her campaign aides insist that fighting corruption has always been the message, and Ms. Warren has long argued that, more than any individual proposal, her suite of plans is rooted in an overarching vision of changing how Washington works, including reforms in campaign finance and lobbying.
Yet this approach, which includes shorter opening remarks and more time for audience questions, has also allowed Ms. Warren to keep her own health care plan at arm’s length at a time when she has been facing significant scrutiny…
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