Fox News political reporter Paul Steinhauser said Monday an endorsement from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for either of her former Democratic primary opponents will likely be inconsequential if she does not do it soon.
“If she waits too long if she waits another week or two, maybe after the Florida primaries on the 17th, it’s going to be almost inconsequential because … the train will have already left the station,” Steinhauser said Monday in an interview on Hill.TV’s “Rising.”
Warren ended her presidential campaign last week after a disappointing finish in Super Tuesday races. She said she will not immediately endorse a candidate.
Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are the leading candidates remaining in the field, with the former vice president currently leading in the delegate count.
Steinhauser said he’s not surprised Warren is holding off on backing either candidate.
“She’s in a good situation right now, both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden would love, love, die to have her backing them,” Steinhauser said. “I think she’s going to take her time see what she can get out of both of those gentleman and eventually make a decision and she’s not going to rush into anything.”
Steinhauser said he’s also not writing off Sanders campaign, but “it does look extremely tough for him.” He noted the “mass rush” of endorsements from other former White House hopefuls backing Biden, including Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who announced their endorsements Sunday and Monday, respectively.
“I never take anything for granted, what happens tomorrow if Bernie Sanders either wins Michigan or finishes extremely close to Joe Biden then this race may alter again,” Steinhauser said. “This race has changed so much.”
Biden is leading Sanders by wide margins in recent polls of Michigan, but Sanders similarly trailed in polls ahead of the Michigan primary in 2016 and he ended up narrowly winning the state.
Michigan is one of six states holding primary races Tuesday.
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