LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Via HuffPo Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) believes Elizabeth Warren should be the running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to four Senate sources familiar with Reid’s thinking. Reid had initially been skeptical of the chatter around Warren, publicly warning that Democrats couldn’t afford to lose the seat the Massachusetts senator currently occupies. But The Boston Globe reported last week that he tasked attorney Marc Elias with studying how manageable the loss would be. Elias is, not coincidentally, the general counsel for Clinton’s campaign. The case for Warren is straightforward: She’s an outspoken populist-progressive who could rally supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to Clinton’s cause. Her grassroots fundraising prowess is legendary and could offset whatever loss of campaign revenue came from financial industry leaders souring on Clinton. And Warren’s appeal goes far beyond the Sanders camp: A January 2015 focus groupof independents and Republicans found that she and her message resonate strongly with working and middle class voters of all stripes. Reid and Warren have a history. As majority leader, he plucked Warren from Harvard Law School to name her chairman of a panel overseeing the Wall Street bailout. She used that visibility that came with that platform to push the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into law. Warren then was given the task of standing the institution up. Republicans and some bank-friendly Democrats blocked her from becoming the permanent head of the agency she created, but what they got instead was a powerful senator from Massachusetts, and now a leading contender for for vice president. The most important role of a vice president in a modern campaign has been to serve as an attack dog, and Warren has savaged Donald Trump on Twitter. Clinton seemed to be echoing one particularly effective line of Warren’s — calling Trump “small” — in her victory speech Tuesday night. On the other hand, maybe not: Clinton gets terribly annoyed when people suggest she’s starting to sound a lot like Warren, sources close to the former Secretary of State say. As far as Clinton is concerned, she and Warren have always been fighting for the same things. However true that is, they may soon have the chance to do it as part of the same administration. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 I thought she'd do more as a Senator til I read this piece All for it now. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socotra 3,357 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 1 hour ago, LebaneseDude said: I thought she'd do more as a Senator til I read this piece All for it now. Very interesting read. I think Warren is needed in the White House. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Indyl said: Very interesting read. I think Warren is needed in the White House. Same. I like her and I think she would help shore up the doubts I may have in Clinton's path forward. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendablethyn 536 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 The last point is a good one, about her age. She seems to be someone who wants to get what she wants done and get the heck out of there, unlike a McCain. As long as she doesn't have to do too much ceremonial crap, which I guess Biden does a lot of but Cheney didn't really do. It would actually be pretty amazing to have two almost 70 year old women on the ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socotra 3,357 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 6 minutes ago, LebaneseDude said: Same. I like her and I think she would help shore up the doubts I may have in Clinton's path forward. Definitely would for me in voting for the Democratic ticket. I don't think Clinton's a bad person or anything, but having Warren there would definitely ease my doubts about Clinton keeping campaign promises and keeping her on the left track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JbGaga 2,261 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 It would be a great representation of the Native American Community Oh wait..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 1 hour ago, JbGaga said: It would be a great representation of the Native American Community Oh wait..... Well you're doing a fine job representing the Unfunny Racists community. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JbGaga 2,261 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Just now, LebaneseDude said: Well you're doing a fine job representing the Unfunny Racists community. I dont see how im representing anyone pointing out how Elizabeth Warren used Affirmative action and scholarships designed to help native American students to get ahead. A white women used programs meant for people of other races... How is that not a fair criticism? Stop being selective when it comes to race issues. She took advantage of Native American people. Get real Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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