Friday, April 10, 2015

This is the end of the road for Elizabeth Warren



For months and months (and months), we've ranked Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the second-most-likely Democrat to be the party's presidential nominee in 2016.

No more!

We are officially dropping Warren from our rankings of the top five(ish) Democrats who could win the party's nomination next year. There's a simple reason: We just see no way she will run. Yes, you could argue that Warren's lack of interest has been consistent. But six months ago, that "lack of interest" could have been just a public pose as she waited to see whether Hillary Clinton would make it to the starting line.

But, with Clinton ready to officially announce her bid Sunday, it's now abundantly clear that Warren isn't going to get into the race.