Their trips highlighted that Warren and Sanders are betting their candidacies on divergent strategies, and they believe they can grow in different areas. Sanders focused his tour of Iowa on seniors, holding intimate events designed to woo voters who’ve been mostly unpersuaded his candidacy. An aide echoed that message, saying “there’s every reason to believe he’ll be quite cordial” to Warren when the two face off. Ahead of her visit, state Rep. Liz Bennett (D), who caucused for Sanders in 2016, announced that she would endorse Warren. A recent Washington Post poll showed just 7 percent of Democratic-leaning respondents over the age of 65 backed Sanders.

Source: Washington Post July 22, 2019 00:00 UTC