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The field for Democratic candidates looks noticeably different from what it was even a few months ago–Bernie Sanders came away victorious in the first three primaries and is currently in strong contention to win in South Carolina against Joe Biden. While the discussion of who’s going to nab the democratic ticket to take on Trump has been mostly relegated to Sanders, Biden and Pete Buttigieg, the media silence surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s campaign — which was once lauded by the pundit class as more thorough in its approach to policy proposals — has prompted some to speculate that it’s traditional sexism at play. Knowing the outcome of the 2016 elections, and Hillary Clinton’s triumph in terms of the popular vote, the verdict on that is complicated to say the least.
In the lead-up to the Iowa Caucus, much noise was made about an alleged interaction between Sanders and Warren, in which Sanders saw little path for a woman to win the presidency, citing the precedent set by Donald Trump of animating the Republican base by exploiting sexist attitudes within. Sanders categorically denied the accusations, but to entertain their veracity is interesting nonetheless. The fight Hillary Clinton led to win over voters in…
