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turbinetree

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 05:30 PM Dec 2019

Warren warns 'democracy hangs in the balance' in New Year's Eve speech


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December 31, 2019 / 10:05 AM / Updated 19 minutes ago

Joseph Ax, Amanda Becker 4 Min Read

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year’s Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that “democracy hangs in the balance” five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February.

In her home state of Massachusetts on the first anniversary of her campaign launch, Warren said President Donald Trump would “try to cheat his way through yet another election” if he is not removed from office after his impeachment by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.

“In the past 12 months, the president has become bolder with his lies and more brazen in his law-breaking,” said Warren, who as a U.S. senator will vote on whether to convict Trump of improperly pressuring Ukraine for political favors. “Meanwhile, the Republicans in Congress have turned into fawning, spineless defenders of his crimes.”

The race for the Democratic nomination remains fluid as the calendar turns to 2020, with 15 Democrats still in the running and a majority of voters telling pollsters that they have yet to settle on a final choice. The nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire in early February will be critical tests of candidates’ viability.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-warns-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance-in-new-years-eve-speech-idUSKBN1YZ117?il=0
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Warren warns 'democracy hangs in the balance' in New Year's Eve speech (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2019 OP
Bravo! Girard442 Dec 2019 #1
Good. She has been needing to find a more transcendent message. Biden has been saying this-- emmaverybo Dec 2019 #2
 

emmaverybo

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2. Good. She has been needing to find a more transcendent message. Biden has been saying this--
Tue Dec 31, 2019, 05:49 PM
Dec 2019

warning about the threat to democracy here and abroad since campaign launch. I think if Warren can get beyond policy in her messaging, she might pass Sanders, positioning herself much higher than she’s been getting trampled up in domestic economic policy, missing the bigger picture.

She learns fast.

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