Sen. Elizabeth Warren would not commit to serving out her full six-year term during a debate Tuesday night, further fanning speculation of a 2020 presidential run. The Massachusetts Democrat dodged the question, saying, “I guarantee this: No matter what I do, I will work for the people of the commonwealth of Massachusetts,” according to The Republican. She said she will “take a look at running for president” after the midterm elections. That phrasing is almost identical to a comment she made last month.“After Nov. 6 I will take a hard look at running for president,” Warren told a town hall in September.At the debate, Republican challenger Geoff Diehl accused Warren of putting her rumored White House ambitions before her constituents.“Ironically, my opponent and President [Donald] Trump do have something in common: Neither one wants to be a senator from Massachusetts, but both want to be president,” he said. Diehl faces long odds: Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race Solid Democratic. Pundits started speculating in earnest that Warren will launch a presidential bid when she released the results of a genetic test that experts said showed a distant Native American ancestor. The gambit was viewed as an attempt to defuse President Donald Trump’s allegation that she unfairly benefited from affirmative action by fraudulently claiming Native heritage. Watch: Trump Unimpressed By Warren Native American DNA Results[jwp-video n="1"]
