Will Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota — who both just won third terms in presidential battleground states — go beyond their flirtation with running? And what of the roster of current and former Democratic governors, like Steve Bullock of Montana or Terry McAuliffe of Virginia? Ms. Warren was hardly the first White House hopeful to risk waiting. But the more recent history of presidential calculations suggests that candidates are wiser to run when the moment presents itself. That is what Mr. Obama did in 2008 after just four years in the Senate, the same period Ms. Warren would have served by 2016.

Source: New York Times December 31, 2018 19:41 UTC