Sanders has early lead over Warren in battle of the left

The two are heading for a likely collision, but so far they seem intent on avoiding one another.

By HOLLY OTTERBEIN and NATASHA KORECKI 02/22/2019 05:03 AM EST

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“I think her influence in the primary is a good one,” Lenchner said. However: “Warren surrounds herself with consultants who are lifers in Washington. … She does not surround herself with people who are activists of movements who get arrested and all of that stuff.”

“I think she is not, at this time, doing the kinds of things that will create a relationship between a grass-roots movement and her primary campaign,” he added.


Sanders, though, has the polling edge right now. A University of Massachusetts Amherst survey released this week found that 20 percent of likely Democratic voters said they would back him if the primary contest were held today, while 9 percent said they would support Warren.

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