With Bloomberg´s departure, pressure is on third-placed Elizabeth Warren whose White House hopes have dwindledCalifornia declares state of emergency after first coronavirus deathTrump allies attack Democrats and the media over outbreakSupport the Guardian´s independent journalism. Make a contribution 11.05am GMT It might still be a little too early for obituaries for the Warren campaign, but that isn´t stopping people writing them. The Atlantic have just published five theories about `What Happened to Elizabeth Warren?`In the piece, Amy Walter says:For voters who were looking for a liberal, Bernie Sanders-like candidate but wanted a new model-somebody who was not as old, not as male, not as crotchety-[Warren] looked like this new great option. And for other voters, especially for a lot of women who wouldn´t put themselves in the `very liberal` category, there was an appeal to her because she seemed more unifying than Bernie Sanders. But both of those sides ultimately felt very unsatisfied 10.53am GMT Good morning. It feels like today there´s finally a bit of a lull in the Democrat campaign after the hectic events of the last few days that have seen Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and now Mike Bloomberg drop out of the race, and Joe Biden re-assert his front-runner status ahead of Bernie Sanders.Six states - Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington - will vote on Tuesday. All eyes will be on Elizabeth Warren in the meantime to see if she will continue to hang on in there. Related: Democratic primary 2020: latest delegate count Continue reading...
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