Article snippet: CONCORD, N.H. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is “instructing” voters on what to believe. Her policy vision smacks of an “academic exercise.” Her advocacy style is “my way or the highway,” and she has displayed an “elitist attitude.” In ways overt and subtle, Joe Biden, his campaign and his allies have begun mounting personal attacks on his most formidable rival in the 2020 primary race, portraying her as embracing a rigid, condescending approach that befits a former Harvard professor with an ambitious policy agenda. It is a politically risky case to make against a leading female candidate, especially to a Democratic primary electorate that has so far signaled little appetite for intraparty warfare. Women historically make up a majority of Democratic primary voters, and for many, memories of attacks against Hillary Clinton in 2016 are still fresh. The aggressive approach is also new territory for Biden, the former vice president who served for decades as a decorous senator and typically tempers rebukes of opponents with mentions of their good character. Warren, who generally refrains from sparring with her rivals, has started to push back, denouncing criticism from “powerful men” who try to tell women how to behave. The back-and-forth between the two candidates signals the start of a more combative phase of the 2020 race, with their jousting largely focused on Warren’s $20.5 trillion plan to pay for a sweeping “Medicare for All” program. Democratic pushback against that... Link to the full article to read more