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Akamai

(1,779 posts)
2. Her autobiography is wonderful, her insights about the American situation are accurate, her
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 03:10 PM
Jul 2016

heart is in the right place, and she has real fire in her belly to correct the important ills that face us!

In a word, she is "inspiring!"

Go Elizabeth! Go Hillary! Thanks Bernie!

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
6. ehhhh
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 03:44 PM
Jul 2016

To a Bernicrat like myself, she's become an enigma.

She said a lot of things that aligned perfectly with Bernie, then went and did something else. And it just makes it kind of hard to trust her now.

Give it time I guess. Despite history though, I would like her as Hillary's VP.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Agree with all. But just as notable,
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 04:06 PM
Jul 2016

Warren is both a strong progressive committed to socioeconomic reform

AND

1. A senator who has one of the most conservative voting records in the Senate Democratic caucus.
2. A former Republican until her party went batshit crazy and she switched parites in the 1990s.

There's a lesson here about where fight for progressive government actions will come from. We have a lot of support from those like her who are already part of what makes us "us," and there is even more potential support from many who are like her but haven't taken that giant leap yet.

So maybe grab every opportunity to smile at "vulnerable" Republicans and agree that you all really just want the same things in the end.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
9. I really wish she was on the U.S. Supreme Court--------------------------
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 05:19 PM
Jul 2016

Honk--------------------for a political revolution

FailureToCommunicate

(14,012 posts)
10. Meh. She sat on the fence too long for my taste. She's great on some big issues, but only
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 05:25 PM
Jul 2016

lately come to see the light.

And before any bashing, let me just add that she's my Senator, and, we worked our butts off to get her there.

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