To the editor:
Regarding Alan Chartock’s suggestion that Bernie will be “it” and maybe Liz Warren could serve as VP and then have a shot at the presidency, I’d like to quote a recent article in Slate magazine: “Morning broke on Monday, and, with the news that Pete Buttigieg has dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary, it apparently became smart to say that the race is now between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden and no one else.
Here’s a dissenting view: That’s absurd! Forty-six states have yet to vote, including the 22 most populous states; 96.1 percent(!) of the convention delegates that Democrats will vote to award remain unawarded. As Biden’s performance in South Carolina shows, a candidate’s narrative momentum can be reversed in a single day. No one is out of the race until they are out of the race.
One of the other people who are still in the race, fatalistic over-extrapolation of very recent trends aside, is Elizabeth Warren. If you are a Democrat and polls are correct, you would probably be OK with her becoming the nominee. It might also be relevant to you that she’s not a nearly 80-year-old man who has recently experienced heart problems, evident cognitive decline, or being embarrassed by Elizabeth Warren on national television. So why not vote for her—which, again, if polls and on-the-ground reporting are correct, is probably something you’ve already considered doing?” The article goes on to point out reasons why Elizabeth Warren is presidential material now. I hope you’ll have a read of the full article in order to at least have a wider perspective on what is going on. The link to the full article is as follows: https://apple.news/AXvsE1lU8SvyRYCl6J5rhug . Thank you for reading this, fellow citizens.
Sharon Coleman
Great Barrington
