Elizabeth Warren refuses to say it...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

She refuses to say "I am not going to run for president."

She repeated, yet again, to Bob Sheiffer this morning, that "I am not running for president."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-transcripts-may-11-2014-rogers-gates-warren/

I'd take "I am not going to run for president in 2016" ... or ... "I am not going to run for president, ever" ... or ... "I have no interest in being president" ... or ... "Are you kidding me? Who would want that job?"

I'm willing to accept her serving out her senate term. That places her in good timing to get some groundwork done and then to run for president in 2020. I do hope, however, that she pulls a Barack Obama and runs in 2016 despite her ambiguous oft-repeated, singular declaration.

[elleng]

1. She is not likely to say anything more positive,

for 2016, imo, unless/until its clear that Hillary is NOT running.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. I think she should challenge Hillary for the nomination. nt

[elleng]

3. That would be seriously foolish, imo,

and she is NOT foolish.

(I would prefer her to be the Dem nominee, but just stating a reality here.)

[Scuba]

6. I wholeheartedly agree!

[Whisp]

26. o yeah. I would LOVE to see the contrast between the two out in the public view.

Warren would slay Clinton in any debate

[davidpdx]

38. + 1,000,000

That would be an exciting race.

[oneofthe99]

30. Warren would beat Hillary

To some of you....GET OVER IT , Hillary will never win the Presidency
Why do you want to see a Republican win this....because that's what would happen if Hillary runs and gets the nomination.

[spanone]

4. she wasn't ambiguous this am on msnbc...

[pnwmom]

5. She's not a lifelong politician who parses her words the way you do.

Give her a break. If she were going to run for President, she would already have had to start by now. Hillary's got an organization already set to go on Day 1. Anyone opposing her is at least in the heavy planning stages.

[RobertEarl]

7. She will run and she'll win

Because the turnout for Warren will be the biggest turnout ever.

Note that she did not say she isn't planning. Of course she and her people are planning.

I think Hilary will not run. She knows better.

[reformist2]

9. I agree. She'll win over moderates in the Midwest that haven't voted for a Dem in years.

[elleng]

12. IF she gets past the primaries,

and the Democratic party establishment.

[elleng]

10. The turnout for Warren WHERE

will be the biggest ever? Primaries? Among Democrats?

[MannyGoldstein]

14. I agree with you 1,000 percent. nt

[pnwmom]

16. I think she would have a run as successful as Professor Eugene McCarthy.

With the same kind of passion among her supporters.

[aquart]

40. Cruel, but true.

I get truly nauseated by the Koch enablers who so desperately want to watch Elizabeth and Hillary cancel each other out.

Because that's what this "Everyone will vote for Elizabeth" crap is. Divide and conquer, the vilest form of concern trolling.

I want Elizabeth in the Senate, moving Hillary as far left as we need her to be. I want them working TOGETHER.

[SidDithers]

23. ...

Bookmarking.


Sid

[elleng]

8. Yes, quite right,

running against Clinton organization is more than a little challenging.

[winter is coming]

11. Yeah, she's unbeatable. I look forward to her third term. n/t

[JackRiddler]

21. She's been inevitable for many, many years.

[Whisp]

27. oh Quite Right!!!

hahahaha!!!!

where did I hear that bullshit before?

[elleng]

32. Bullshit???

[Whisp]

35. ''running against Clinton organization is more than a little challenging.''

no, running against the Obama organization was the challenge in '08. I think you got that wrong.

Wwhere you the one slagging on Michelle Obama and calling her names in regards to what you thought was wrong about her talking/trying to help the Nigeria girls? I'm sorry if I mix you up with someone else, but I dont think so.

[elleng]

36. You have SERIOUSLY mistaken me for someone else.

[MannyGoldstein]

13. LOL. She's only a Harvard Law School professor.

She wouldn't even know how to begin to use words in extremely precise ways.

[pnwmom]

15. Law school professors don't have to speak like politicians.

In fact, law professors strive to speak very clearly. Obfuscating or purposely conveying less than true information isn't a habit of teachers. Even law school teachers.

[JackRiddler]

20. lol indeed...

thanks Manny!

[baldguy]

17. If she said anything more one way or the other, she'd be tossed under the bus

Just like the "progressives" have done to Obama & Hillary.

[CK_John]

18. You do realize that announcing for POTUS a whole lot of laws and funding regulations kick in.

This would be a foolish time for any candidate to make a declaration. Process is the most important part of politics.

[brooklynite]

19. Plenty of people are laying the groundwork for a run without formally announcing...

Elizabeth Warren isn't one of them. She's not laying the groundwork at all...

AND she's acknowledged that she's encouraged Hillary to run...

[Whisp]

28. no, she said Hillary was terrific...

and I bet under her breath she thought: at Lying!
a terrific liar.

[oneofthe99]

31. Yep , she can't stand Hillary

[brooklynite]

37. Her exact quote...

"All of the women — Democratic women I should say — of the Senate urged Hillary Clinton to run, and I hope she does. Hillary is terrific."

[SidDithers]

22. Clap your hands if you believe!!...

I do believe in fairies! I do believe in fairies!


Sid

[ChisolmTrailDem]

24. That's a pretty stupid thing for you to believe in. nt

[Logical]

25. What a rude post. nt

[WillyT]

33. So Sid... Who's Your Favorite... For 2016 ???

Just curious.

[Hippo_Tron]

29. Parsed words or not, she could also "change her mind"

[Thinkingabout]

34. Elizabeth Warren can be more effective as a Senator, she can write bills and get the

Ear of other Congressional members. She swings a big stick and I don't hear a lot of other members wanting to challenge her. I thought Hillary could do more for working people as Senator than as president and think the same about Warren.

[davidpdx]

39. I hope she changes her mind

To put it in perspective, Barack Obama didn't announce his candidacy until Feb 2007 about 21 months before he won.

The 2016 election is almost 30 months away.

Anyone who is writing people off is a fool.

[MineralMan]

41. Why would she do things any differently?

It's 2014. Nobody is announcing their candidacy for President in 2016. We have a mid-term election coming that will change the political scene to some degree. There won't be any announcements until after the November election. Instead, potential candidates will continue to hedge, because they don't know yet what their decision will be.

Like everyone should be doing, those potential candidates are focusing on 2014.

GOTV 2014 and Beyond!