PaleoPaul
07-18-2014, 06:17 PM
In much the same way that the progressive base began coalescing around Barack Obama like a political messiah in late 2007, it seems like they've found his heir apparent before the first primary debates have even commenced: in Elizabeth Warren.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2014/07/18/elizabeth-warren-lights-up-netroots-nation-in-detroit
Sen. Elizabeth Warren lit up a gathering of liberals with a fiery speech Friday, championing a progressive agenda amid continuing calls for her to reconsider a run for president in 2016.
Warren, D-Mass., held up her campaign to implement the 3-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as evidence progressive ideas can succeed, even in a political environment still largely overwhelmed by big-moneyed interests and scores of lobbyists. She urged an unrelenting approach in future fights in order to score more victories.
“If we push back hard, we can win. We fight, we win,” she told the Netroots Nation gathering at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. “We don’t win every time, but we’re learning to win. We’re learning to win and we will keep winning.”
Warren was welcomed to the Netroots stage by chants of “Run, Liz, Run,” spurred by an unaffiliated draft movement to convince her to wage a White House campaign. Warren has repeatedly said she’s not running for president and when she heard the calls onstage Friday morning, she told the audience, “Sit down, sit down.”
That didn’t stop a newly formed group – Ready for Warren – from handing out signs, stickers and hats promoting a Warren White House bid before and after she spoke.
Warren’s unwavering call to arms could easily be applied toward a galvanizing message in a national campaign. But it’s more likely that Warren’s true goal was to inspire more activists to join a larger movement she’s content leading from the U.S. Senate.
I hope the Dems are dumb enough to nominate Warren...it makes our path to 270 an even smoother ride.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2014/07/18/elizabeth-warren-lights-up-netroots-nation-in-detroit
Sen. Elizabeth Warren lit up a gathering of liberals with a fiery speech Friday, championing a progressive agenda amid continuing calls for her to reconsider a run for president in 2016.
Warren, D-Mass., held up her campaign to implement the 3-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as evidence progressive ideas can succeed, even in a political environment still largely overwhelmed by big-moneyed interests and scores of lobbyists. She urged an unrelenting approach in future fights in order to score more victories.
“If we push back hard, we can win. We fight, we win,” she told the Netroots Nation gathering at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. “We don’t win every time, but we’re learning to win. We’re learning to win and we will keep winning.”
Warren was welcomed to the Netroots stage by chants of “Run, Liz, Run,” spurred by an unaffiliated draft movement to convince her to wage a White House campaign. Warren has repeatedly said she’s not running for president and when she heard the calls onstage Friday morning, she told the audience, “Sit down, sit down.”
That didn’t stop a newly formed group – Ready for Warren – from handing out signs, stickers and hats promoting a Warren White House bid before and after she spoke.
Warren’s unwavering call to arms could easily be applied toward a galvanizing message in a national campaign. But it’s more likely that Warren’s true goal was to inspire more activists to join a larger movement she’s content leading from the U.S. Senate.
I hope the Dems are dumb enough to nominate Warren...it makes our path to 270 an even smoother ride.