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Article snippet: Sen. MORE (I-Vt.) for the hearts, minds and support of the progressive lane in the contest. Warren was the first top-tier candidate to signal she was jumping into the race, a move that in the best-case scenario would have given her a leg up on Sanders and other potential rivals. But her poll numbers have lagged behind not only Sanders but Sen. MORE (D-Calif.), a comparatively new face whose background as the child of Jamaican and Indian immigrants is also striking. Warren has been a stellar fundraiser in her relatively short political career but has seen Sanders steal headlines by raising $10 million in his first week on the campaign trail. That compared to the $300,000 Warren pulled in during her first 24 hours. Some of Warren’s problems predate Sanders's entry into the presidential race. Even before she launched an exploratory committee on New Year's Eve, Warren was grappling with the controversy over her Native American ancestry, which has made her one of MORE's favorite targets. Days before the midterms, Warren released the results of a DNA test that confirmed her ancestry but led to complaints from members of the Cherokee Nation and others — for which she eventually apologized. She became more entrenched in the storyline after her application for the State Bar of Texas surfaced showing she had written that she was Native American. “She never really recovered after that,” said one Democratic strategist. “It poured cold water on her campaign almost right away... Link to the full article to read more