Originally published at: PROGRESSIVES STRIKE BACK: Sen. Elizabeth Warren RISING in the Polls, Buttigieg Falling Behind | Sean Hannity
A new poll released this week shows firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren rising among likely Democratic voters with former Vice President Joe Biden holding a clear lead over his progressive opponents.
“Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the clear front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but a new national poll is the latest to indicate a recovery by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. The Quinnipiac University public opinion survey also appears to suggest a drop in support for rising star Pete Buttigieg,” reports Fox News.
“Biden stands at 35 percent among Democrats or Democratic-leaning voters questioned in the survey, which was conducted May 16-20. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is in second place, at 16 percent. The former vice president edged down 3 percentage points from Quinnipiac’s previous poll, which was conducted in April, with Sanders jumping 5 points,” adds the report.
Warren’s numbers are also improving; rising to 13% from 9% last month. Buttigieg’s support dipped, however, dropping from 10% to 5%.
Warren’s increase in popularity comes days after she flat-out refused to appear before a Fox News Town Hall.
“I love town halls. I’ve done more than 70 since January, and I’m glad to have a television audience be a part of them. Fox News has invited me to do a town hall, but I’m turning them down—here’s why,” posted Warren on social media.
“Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that’s rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class,” she adds. “Hate-for-profit works only if there’s profit, so Fox News balances a mix of bigotry, racism, and outright lies with enough legit journalism to make the claim to advertisers that it’s a reputable news outlet. It’s all about dragging in ad money—big ad money.”
Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that’s rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
Senator Warren has repeatedly called for massive new government entitlement programs on the campaign trial; demanding tuition-free college, student debt forgiveness, and more.
