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In reply to the discussion: Is Elizabeth Warren a progressive? [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Also known as the Middle Class Party.
I support Elizabeth Warren because she is not about identifying with this or that clique but rather about solving problems.
I think she could be quite progressive or liberal on some issues and very conservative on others. She is from Oklahoma after all. That's almost like being from Kansas or Iowa. People live close to the land. The crops come in. Everybody eats. The crops fail. You hope you have enough cabbage and apples to last the winter.
That's where Elizabeth Warren is from. I think she will trust Americans to understand that we need to have a strong defense but that she will also balance the need for a strong defense with the need for strong families and good education. After all, what good is a strong defense if families are suffering and we are not preparing future generations to defend themselves?
I think she stands for fairness, and that is why I support her. I think she will listen to all sides when considering an issue.
Why do I prefer Elizabeth Warren to Hillary?
Hillary is a politician of the past. She was part of both the Clinton and Obama administrations. Prepared to govern? She is prepared to govern in the past. She has too many friends whose times have gone, too many ideas that have been spent already, too many enemies and too many grudges. It isn't that she is prone to grudges or anger. It's just that she has too much history, especially too much history in the Beltway on in New York society.
We need someone who knows how Washington, D.C. works but is not captured by it. That is Elizabeth Warren. She will bring a fresh, open viewpoint to the White House. I strongly support her.