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December 31, 2019 / 10:05 AM / Updated 3 minutes ago
Joseph Ax, Amanda Becker 4 Min Read
BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Years Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that democracy hangs in the balance five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February.
In her home state of Massachusetts on the first anniversary of her campaign launch, Warren said President Donald Trump would try to cheat his way through yet another election if he is not removed from office after his impeachment by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.
In the past 12 months, the president has become bolder with his lies and more brazen in his law-breaking, said Warren, who as a U.S. senator will vote on whether to convict Trump of improperly pressuring Ukraine for political favors. Meanwhile, the Republicans in Congress have turned into fawning, spineless defenders of his crimes.
The race for the Democratic nomination remains fluid as the calendar turns to 2020, with 15 Democrats still in the running and a majority of voters telling pollsters that they have yet to settle on a final choice. The nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire in early February will be critical tests of candidates viability.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-warns-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance-in-new-years-eve-speech-idUSKBN1YZ117?il=0
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)and loudly for whoever it is, NO MATTER who it is!