Sen. Elizabeth Warren: No 'Timeline' on Presidential Endorsement

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: No 'Timeline' on Presidential Endorsement

By BENJAMIN SIEGEL
Mar 14, 2016, 1:26 PM ET

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has said she has no "timeline" for making an endorsement in the Democratic presidential race.

"The way I see it, Democrats are doing exactly what we should be doing," she told NECN in an interview. "I feel an enormous responsibility to make it clear what Democrats stand for."

The progressive Massachusetts Democrat, who has attracted a following in her party for her support of Wall Street regulation and student loan reform, has largely remained above the primary fray, dodging the national media spotlight as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battle for the Democratic nomination. (Clinton defeated Sanders in Massachusetts' March 1 primary contest.)

Warren has supported elements of both candidates' campaigns surrounding her signature issues. In December, she praised Clinton's Wall Street reform plan. She later did the same for Sanders' speech on Wall Street regulation in January.

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[merrily]

1. It's totally irrelevant at this point who Warren endorses, if anyone.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Leadership.

She's not displaying it.

[merrily]

4. At this point, she can only "lead" from behind on this, like HRC with equal marriage in 2013.

JMO, and my apologies to her fans.

BTW, she is my Senator.

[Agschmid]

18. Mine too and I agree.

[dana_b]

3. imo, people need to leave her alone on this

and if she doesn't go for the candidate that I want her to, c'est la vie!

Endorsements are nice and sure, hers would be great to have, but it's not the be all, end all for a candidate.

[merrily]

6. Why do people need to leave her alone?

Is leaving Senator Warren alone really a need we the people have?

[JFKDem62]

8. I agree with you. And she is letting the Democratic Party process unfold.

Which is as it should be.

[LettuceSea]

9. I agree. She's in a tough spot

I would not want to be in her shoes. Lots of pressure, on both sides.

[JackRiddler]

15. I would take her shoes immediately.

Believe me, she wouldn't want to be put in my shoes!

Harvard professor, acknowledged nationally as an expert on her subject, then senator, politician with a broad national base of followers, gets to fight for what she believes in instead of waiting tables, etc. I'm sure she enjoys her shoes and is very grateful for them.

So if you think she failed to do the right thing here - and I think she failed - it's okay to say it. It doesn't put unreasonable pressure on her. She is a public figure, a politician in a representative democracy.

[ibegurpard]

5. I'm fine with that

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. I don't get why anybody cares about Warren's endorsements so much

Liberals built her up into some kind of superhero, not sure why, and then they felt let down when she wasn't everything they had imagined.

Guys there are no super heroes. Not even Bernie Sanders.

[PoliticAverse]

10. "A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich". n/t

[merrily]

21. Agree. I cannot relate to idolatry. I don't even idolize my only child.

My husband does enough of that for both of us.

I love my son and would die for my son in a NY nanosecond, but that doesn't mean I need to believe he is perfect or indulge his every whim and flaw.

[djean111]

11. I'm good with that.

I would have been just as happy if she had run for president, and - more importantly (to me) - her endorsement of Hillary would absolutely not get me to support Hillary. I would figure that Warren was doing what was good for her agenda in the Senate.

Funny - all those Senators and Representatives we have! - and Bernie and Liz are criticized for not being "leaders". As in, Hillary and Bill didn't fail to get better health care enacted - it was Super Bernie who should have been able to get 'er done!

[Macattack1]

12. her strategy is "wait until it's safe to declare'

..seems to me she is waiting for Bernie to either drop out, or to be so far behind that she comes out for Hillary, saying,.."I REALLY would have liked to support Bernie, but since he can't get the delegates, I am supporting Hillary"...kind of cowardly to me...she's trying not to disappoint anyone, by holding back.

[whatchamacallit]

13. I don't care who anyone endorses

Her endorsement of Bernie would be welcome, but it's immaterial to my choice.

[Carlo Marx]

14. Warren was supported nationally, not just regionally.

Liberals from all over the country supported her, including financially. It's just disappointing to see her refuse to help the most progressive, liberal senator while he almost single handily fights the corporate wing of the party (95 percent). It's like watching a movie where the hero must fight hundreds or thousands of combatants with just a few friends. Warren could have at least addressed the Hillary nonsense over Glass Steagall, legislation she is passionate about.

[mathewsleep]

16. Does anyone else think the Clintons have theatened her?

I seems so obvious that she would back Bernard over Hillary.

[mylye2222]

17. It can be possible.

In 2008, I was told by a longtime DUer , while Obama operatives approached activists and pols, they asked about which issues mattered to them.
Meanwhile, on the Clinton campaign side, operatives mainly adverted those who supported Obama should fear for their careers.

[mathewsleep]

20. I was on DU back then to

I just returned when my state's primary was coming up.

And yes, I remember a lot of the same shit going on around here back then.

[greymouse]

19. Warren is a one issue politician

Sorry, but that's what she looks like to me. I never have understood why people think she's Presidential material. What she does, she does well. There's a lot more to the Presidency than that.