How does Elizabeth Warren avoid a Clinton redux — written off as too unlikable before her campaign gets off the ground? https://t.co/E6zfTkzNYy

— POLITICO (@politico) January 1, 2019

Immediately after Warren’s announcement, Politico publishes an article detailing the gendered hurdles – including biased standards of likability – that she might face. Despite the nuance in the piece, a tweet from Politico reducing the analysis to a question of Warren’s likability elicits backlash and raises concerns that the 2020 cycle was launching with a tired example of gender bias against women candidates.