Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, still well placed in the Democratic primary in the United States, met on Wednesday with the other candidate of the left wing, Elizabeth Warren, who " re-evaluates " the follow-up to give to her campaign overnight of his poor results during " Super Tuesday ".
" We spoke on the phone a few hours ago, and what Senator Warren told me is that she is reassessing her campaign. She hasn't made any decisions yet , "said Bernie Sanders to the media in her hometown of Burlington, Vermont. Praising an " excellent senator, " he called for " respecting the time and space she needs to make her decision ."
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren defend similar ideas, very left for the United States, such as the establishment of public and universal health coverage. A time well placed in the polls, the Massachusetts senator has lost her momentum in recent weeks and recorded several setbacks, until a disappointing third place in her own state on Tuesday. During the last Democratic debates, she had admitted sharing the line of " Bernie ", but had assured to have, contrary to him, the assessment and the flexibility necessary to transform the promises into actions.
Since Wednesday morning, several American media report that Elizabeth Warren is thinking about the future of her candidacy, as the campaign turned into a duel between Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden, who joined the moderate camp behind him. " We are clearly disappointed and we will quickly announce that Elizabeth will speak to the team to reassess the way forward, " said Warren's campaign manager Roger Lau in an internal email obtained by NBC. " She will now take the time to think about the right way to continue this fight, " he continued. The only woman who can still weigh in on the Democratic nomination contest before Tuesday, she now seems to have lost all chance of becoming the first president of the United States. If she withdraws, the question will be which candidate she decides to support.
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