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Former Democratic Front-runner Warren Faces Longer Odds After Primary Rout

Agence France-Presse

   WASHINGTON - A few months ago, Elizabeth Warren was at the top of polls
   for the Democratic presidential nomination, building support with her
   ready answer to seemingly all problems: "I have a plan for that."

   Thewonkishprofessor-turned-senator now faces increasingly daunting odds
   after she placed fourth Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, trailing
   the top tier of candidates by more than 10 percentage points.

   Despite representing next-door Massachusetts and investing heavily in
   New Hampshire, Warren was clobbered in a race led by leftist firebrand
   Bernie Sanders -- who is also from a neighboring state, Vermont -- and
   centrist former mayor Pete Buttigieg.

   Ominously for the proudly progressive Warren, Sanders captured the left
   in New Hampshire with Warren trailing at number four even among
   self-identified liberals, according to NBC exit poll data.

   Unlike formerVicePresident Joe Biden, who is betting everything on
   winning the February 29 primary in South Carolina thanks to support
   from AfricanAmericans, Warren has no obvious firewall after losing in
   New England.

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