Article snippet: Senator Elizabeth Warren soundly defeated Republican challenger Geoff Diehl on Tuesday, clearing the way for a potential, even likely, presidential bid in which she will aim to position herself as the leading liberal in what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic candidates. In terms of drama, her reelection was a far cry from her stunning defeat of incumbent Scott Brown six years ago, but it was no less consequential for the platform it provides. Her race against Diehl, a onetime cochairman of President Trump’s Massachusetts campaign who ran as an unapologetic supporter of the president, provided Warren both a high-profile forum to show how she would take on Trump in 2020 and the space to focus on building and strengthening the groundwork for a presidential run. When Massachusetts voters sent her to Washington six years ago she’d never run for office before, she recalled, “You took that chance. You sent me into the fight. And tonight you told me to stay in the fight.” “Tonight, I make you this promise: We are just getting started,” Warren said after trumpeting Democrats’ success in taking control of the House in a speech to fellow party members in the Grand Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel. Warren raised an impressive amount — close to $31 million over the course of the race, according to her campaign. Much of the money came from small-dollar donors, who helped fuel the rise of Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. Warren ... Link to the full article to read more