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Elizabeth Warren was a formidable candidate. What happened?

In one of the crueller predictions of the Democratic race for the presidency, nobody—not a single poll—foresaw Senator Elizabeth Warren winning her home state of Massachusetts on Super Tuesday. But it still has to sting for her to come third, losing to both Senator Bernie Sanders (who was expected to win) and former vice-president Joe Biden (who’s risen from his New England grave after collapsing in the New Hampshire primary).