Warren's announcement can be fairly seen as the start of the 2020 Democratic primary. One of the great paradoxes of the last Democratic primary season is that the forces that lost — supporters of Sanders — routed the forces that won. But one of the most interesting debates inside the Democratic Party right now is between Sanders's democratic socialism and Warren's reformed progressivism. Rice may think she's taking a principled stand, but primary voters see it as craven political grandstanding and are punishing her accordingly." Rice's 4th District is not quite as blue as the typical Democratic primary battlefield.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2019 21:00 UTC