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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)70. Yes, you are right that experience does matter, which IS why Elizabeth Warren is best qualified!
Watch this video of a speech she gave in Berkeley in 2007 before the 2008 crash.
I think it shows immense experience and knowledge of studying the plight of the middle class that I would contend hardly any other politician DOES NOT HAVE!!!!
She in fact laid out the facts then that really predicted the collapse of 2008 when the economy she described exploded and the middle class she speaks for here suffered for it.
In 2016, we really NEED a president who has as much understanding of the destruction of America's middle class, and has worked over the years to fight for it. I would argue that Warren knows more and has done more than just about any other potential candidate does. The plight of the the middle class will be THE issue in 2016 that candidates will need to address then, no matter how much the corporate media will try to limit discussion on it then (and will fail to do so then).
When you have a newer generation that's entering the voting populace that likes socialism more than capitalism that has lead to a big change in recent elections like Deblasio for mayor in NY on the east coast, and socialist Kshama Sawant being the first socialist to get elected to replace a Democratic incumbent city council member in Seattle on the west coast just in the last few days, there is a big groundswell of newer movements. The Occupy movement isn't as "dead" as some try to make it out to be. It's finding new ways to win, like Sawant as a Northwest Occupy leader did in the election vote counting this week in Seattle.
DLCer (or now Third Wayers since the DLC has been taken down since it had been exposed as earlier being funded and directed by the Koch Brothers and their tools) need to understand that more Americans are rejecting their corporatist agenda, and will find those that work against their agenda in the coming elections.
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One comment is one comment, it's not enough--nor is it fair to her--to 'decide' what she
MADem
Nov 2013
#43
Mr. "I consistently want H-1B outsourcing in legislation over the years" Chuck Shumer?
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#69
I'm sorry but many tech workers like myself will NOT support those that want to TAKE AWAY their jobs
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#87
I paid close attention to Warren's race, and did my (little) bit to help get her elected.
MADem
Nov 2013
#55
Yes, you are right that experience does matter, which IS why Elizabeth Warren is best qualified!
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#70
Why do so many want term limits now? They DON'T LIKE the wrong kind of POLITICAL experience!!
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#78
Even Bernie Sanders is now "reconsidering" running for president after saying "no"...
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#83
Again you give NO issue reasons to support Hillary Clinton, just RATIONALIZED numbers...
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#91
You didn't once ASK for any "reasons." Don't move the goalposts and expect me to be cowed.
MADem
Nov 2013
#97
True; so what do you think of what she said about '16? She has said "no" this time.
7962
Nov 2013
#94
I somehow doubt a president Clinton would appoint Warren as AG but that would be interesting. n/t
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#26
I agree. I think Hillary should put ALL her support behind a Warren presidential run.
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#25
I call your 2 cents and raise you 2. 1. The middle class cant wait for Sen Warren
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#62
"We didn't fight for a Public Option because Lieberman said he was going to vote against it, so we
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#73
Feinstein proved the kabuki theater agenda when 2013 started and fillibuster rule changes in the mix
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#92
I see the Republicans cheering for the Democrats to nominate/neutralize/disengage her
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#24
Just watched her again. She is a teacher/professor/economist/intellectual just incidently a woman
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#37
No. I'm aware of her background and I stand by my opionion that such an appointment is unlikely. n/t
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#49
Berkeley doesn't have SCHOLARS like Warren speak if they are "inexperienced"...
cascadiance
Nov 2013
#71
My 'lacks the experience' comment was about the possibility of her being nonimated as Fed Chair
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#105
Dreamer! If Clinton or Christie win, they wont touch Sen Warren. Larry Summers would
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#63
Agreed. She's already crashing through an old Senate ceiling as a "newbie" speaking to the entire
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#23
I know that the highest accolade we can offer is to say we want her as President
tavalon
Nov 2013
#30
Any elected official who says: "I've looked at the data and it shows..."
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#40