1. There's a lot of theories floating around about why Warren has sunk in the polls and underperformed in New Hampshire (sexism, the M4A shift). Some truth to all this but more fundamentally her unity message is undermining her.
2. Warren's unity argument has the virtue of being true: she's the one candidate that the two large factions of the party (the left and liberals) can get behind. Unfortunately, the way primaries work, you have to first win and they get unity. Can't reverse that.
3. At crucial points in the primary, Warren could have gained traction by sharpening differences with rival or criticizing party establishment. She didn't do that because unity message wouldn't allow it.
4. Fortunately for Warren, Bloomberg's rise allows her to put unity message aside and focus on her core strength, which is as fighter against plutocracy. More here: thenation.com/article/politi…
