Time to drop Warren from DEM polling, insists she's not running

[Mister Mets]

I have no idea whether or not Warren will run. My guess is that she won't, mainly because she wasn't a plausible presidential candidate until she was in her sixties, and most older presidential candidates have been running for years. The only exceptions I can think of are Gerald Ford (who lucked into the presidency by being a Veep choice acceptable to congressional Democrats at a time of Republican scandal) and Zachary Taylor, who had major military victories at 61 at a time when whigs were willing to pick potential Presidents with unconventional credentials.

I don't think she should be removed from all polling. There is precedent for candidates to enter a race after saying they won't. And there is a value in determining whether there's an opening in a primary. If Warren polls at five percent, that information has value as an indication that even the most prominent progressive will have difficulty making an impact. If Warren polls at thirty percent, that reveals a vulnerability for the frontrunner.

[Mister Mets]

Gillibrand and Klobuchar are first "in line" when it comes to liberal female Senators anyway.

Warren has a higher profile. And less to lose in a run against Clinton.

Gilibrand and Klobuchar could try in 2020 or 2024, depending on how the next elections go. Warren doesn't have that luxury.