Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumWarren explains the difference between herself and Sanders
In the wake of a strong performance in Wednesdays Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Elizabeth Warren has sought to distinguish herself from Bernie Sanders, the presumed frontrunner, whose politics closely resemble her own.
At a CNN town hall event on Thursday, Warren mentioned Sanders by name when explaining to voters why she was the best choice for Democrats.
I not only have a plan for what I want to do, I have a plan to get it done. And on immigration reform, the serious question is for all of the senators, including Sen. Sanders, who still support keeping the filibuster youre going to have to find 60 votes to get it done, Warren said. My view is that if Mitch McConnell tries to do to me what he did to Barack Obama, and that is to try to block whatever it is youre trying to do, then Im all for rolling back the filibuster, and that means we can get immigration reform on 50 votes, which is a lot more likely to happen.
During an appearance that same night with MSNBCs Lawrence ODonnell, Warren was asked what single policy point most distinguished her from Sanders.
I get real stuff done. I have rock-solid values, and I get stuff done. I get hard stuff done. I fought for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, got that thing enacted and set it up over the space of a year. I can work across the aisle when I need to. Ive got a big hearing aid bill that I got through while Donald Trump was president, got it through on a bipartisan basis. And next year people are going to be able to buy hearing aids over the counter, save them millions of dollars. I dont want to be president just to yell at people. I want to be president to change things. Thats why Im going there.
https://news.yahoo.com/warren-explains-the-difference-between-herself-and-sanders-195230898.html
Ouch!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jmg257
(11,996 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,115 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Moderateguy
(945 posts)Bloomberg was not in the ballot on NV and she could have waited until next week to go after him--then maybe she would have gotten something out of NV for her efforts
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(297,040 posts)least she's doing it now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden