LateToCult 41,843 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Former members of the Obama administration leveled criticism at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during an interview with Politico Magazine, reflecting lingering acrimony over her work to found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In interviews with Politico Magazine, former administration officials called the now-presidential contender a "condescending narcissist," "sanctimonious," and a "professional critic." "She loved herself and some of her staff had a God view of her and that's not aligned with government and bureaucrats which require teamwork," one former Obama administration official said of Warren. The divide between former President Obama's team and Warren stemmed from Warren's demands that she be put in charge of the CFPB, a position she did not get, according to the publication. In meetings with both Obama and other administration officials, Warren reportedly made clear that she would keep up regulatory scrutiny of the Treasury Department as part of her senatorial role were she not confirmed to the post. "I took it as a message, I think she meant it as one," former White House adviser David Axelrod told Politico of Warren's comments. Warren's former team members, for their part, also had acidic criticism for both the former president and members of his team: "Obama called the bankers fat cats once and spent seven years feeling bad about it," one former Warren aide told Politico. "The Treasury [Department] crew especially thought they were the smartest guys in the room and the attitude was 'We're saving the world, what the f--- do you want with us?' " another former Warren staffer told the news outlet. Warren, seen as one of the more progressive members of the 2020 field along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), has remained a top-tier contender for the Democratic nomination ahead of Thursday's debate in Houston. Thursday's contest will mark the first time Warren and Sanders have been onstage together with former Vice President Joe Biden, who has strongly defended Obama policies and who has pushed a more centrist platform in his own run for the White House. Oh they REALLY don’t like her or the fact that she’s posing a real threat to Biden now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whocares 2,122 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 The girls are fighting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,888 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 They're just trying to get ahead of Biden being a mess tonight at the debates. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodichard 3,769 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Warren being criticized because she didn’t cozy up with big banks like the Obama administration? Nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,654 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 “In meetings with both Obama and other administration officials, Warren reportedly made clear that she would keep up regulatory scrutiny of the Treasury Department as part of her senatorial role were she not confirmed to the post. "I took it as a message, I think she meant it as one," former White House adviser David Axelrod told Politico of Warren's comments.” How dare she stand up to white collar criminals? This is a positive thing for Warren. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,843 Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, scarlxrd said: I’m always down for a fight between Warren and Biden as a Sanders supporter I see this more as an indication of who higher ups think can win the actual democratic nomination. Not a Biden and Warren fight. New polling information released (of the ever changing polling landscape ) suggests that if Harris and Buttigieg drop out, Warren will gain a majority of their support. This coupled with the fact that she’s the only candidate to gain significant support after two debates tells me she’s the one to look at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,410 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, LateToCult said: In meetings with both Obama and other administration officials, Warren reportedly made clear that she would keep up regulatory scrutiny of the Treasury Department as part of her senatorial role were she not confirmed to the post. This, uh, doesn't sound right. She only ran for Senate after she was denied the CFPB position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whocares 2,122 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, LateToCult said: I see this more as an indication of who higher ups think can win the actual democratic nomination. Not a Biden and Warren fight. New polling information released (of the ever changing polling landscape ) suggests that if Harris and Buttigieg drop out, Warren will gain a majority of their support. This coupled with the fact that she’s the only candidate to gain significant support after two debates tells me she’s the one to look at. Meh. Sanders is still higher than her in the polls. And in some polls he’s doing better than Biden. I still hope he takes the nom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Obama team members should really be careful going against the Native American community like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,843 Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, scarlxrd said: Meh. Sanders is still higher than her in the polls. And in some polls he’s doing better than Biden. I still hope he takes the nom. The polling information has them pretty much neck and neck recently. I wouldn’t comfortably say one is definitely polling better than the other just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilmonzter 2,864 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Well Warren has made her mark as of now in the primaries! It's definitely a race between Sander, Biden and her at this point! Sing C'est la vie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, LateToCult said: I see this more as an indication of who higher ups think can win the actual democratic nomination. Not a Biden and Warren fight. New polling information released (of the ever changing polling landscape ) suggests that if Harris and Buttigieg drop out, Warren will gain a majority of their support. This coupled with the fact that she’s the only candidate to gain significant support after two debates tells me she’s the one to look at. Not you trying to use polling data to back up your point when you tried to discredit polling data in our last conversation . You can’t have it both ways 24 minutes ago, LateToCult said: The polling information has them pretty much neck and neck recently. I wouldn’t comfortably say one is definitely polling better than the other just yet. The recent polls in Nevada and N.H. aren’t neck and neck, Sanders has more support than Warren. Plus the fact that Sanders has more minority support than Warren, more money, has the most individual donors than every candidate candidate, has the most volunteers than everyone and has the most donors among Obama-Trump swing counties... Bernie is the one to look at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,843 Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Marilyn MonHoe said: Not you trying to use polling data to back up your point when you tried to discredit polling data in our last conversation . You can’t have it both ways The recent polls in Nevada and N.H. aren’t neck and neck, Sanders has more support than Warren. Plus the fact that Sanders has more minority support than Warren, more money, has the most individual donors than every candidate candidate, has the most volunteers than everyone and has the most donors among Obama-Trump swing counties... Bernie is the one to look at. In our last conversation you were adamant that Texas was up for the taking by a far left candidate because a less reputable poll said so. I explained to you why I found that hard to believe based on the trends and Bernie’s own performance in that state in 2016. So let’s get it together before you want to read. Also I was talking about national polls. Where they are in fact neck and neck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: “In meetings with both Obama and other administration officials, Warren reportedly made clear that she would keep up regulatory scrutiny of the Treasury Department as part of her senatorial role were she not confirmed to the post. "I took it as a message, I think she meant it as one," former White House adviser David Axelrod told Politico of Warren's comments.” How dare she stand up to white collar criminals? This is a positive thing for Warren. The Hill twisted quotes around for their hit piece. You should read the original article from Politico. -As the legislation was about to pass in June of 2010, Warren met with presidential adviser David Axelrod and was blunt: She wanted Obama to nominate her to run the agency or she could continue probing the Treasury’s every move. “I took it as a message; I think she meant it as one,” Axelrod says. Warren sent the signal that she could either be inside the tent pissing out or outside pissing in, Axelrod says, quoting a vivid Lyndon B. Johnson quip.- Axelrod has been pretty much positive about Warren: “The one thing you need to know about Elizabeth Warren is that you don’t get from Norman, Oklahoma, to where she is right now and take the journey she took without a steel spine and an indefatigability,” Axelrod says admiringly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 51 minutes ago, LateToCult said: I see this more as an indication of who higher ups think can win the actual democratic nomination. Not a Biden and Warren fight. New polling information released (of the ever changing polling landscape ) suggests that if Harris and Buttigieg drop out, Warren will gain a majority of their support. This coupled with the fact that she’s the only candidate to gain significant support after two debates tells me she’s the one to look at. I agree. She’s consistently gaining and as more people start paying attention, she has the best opportunity to gain more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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