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truedelphi

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53. However those of us who insisted we should band together and get some real action from

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 08:14 PM

Apr 2014

The WH circa 2009, we know how meaningless the notion of "pushing" happens to be.

First you are told you are a racist (With Hillary we will be told we are sexists), and then we are told to give the poor beleagured person some time to adjust to the office, and then finally we are told to wait it out till after they secure their second term, on and on ad nauseum.

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Elizabeth Warren may be our only hope for [View all] INdemo Apr 2014 OP

Give Elizabeth a working Senate WhiteTara Apr 2014 #1

Dream come true! MoonRiver Apr 2014 #24

Let's give Nancy a House this year! WhiteTara Apr 2014 #26

Yes! MoonRiver Apr 2014 #27

Yes, I do. I think that Harry WhiteTara Apr 2014 #31

My guess is your second choice. MoonRiver Apr 2014 #38

Elizabeth Warren! WhiteTara Apr 2014 #43

That would be incredible, but MoonRiver Apr 2014 #48

But.. but ... but... 99Forever Apr 2014 #2

I'd rather see her in another position for a while. Senate Leader would be great for her. chrisstopher Apr 2014 #3

What? treestar Apr 2014 #4

I'm a bit depressed that she isn't running--so is my husband, who really admires her. TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #5

Overstatement Is a Mistake MineralMan Apr 2014 #6

when it's said that EW "is our only hope," it's understood by most nashville_brook Apr 2014 #14

none INdemo Apr 2014 #15

:) nashville_brook Apr 2014 #17

The reality is that we don't really know all of Warren's MineralMan Apr 2014 #39

We onecaliberal Apr 2014 #7

Her book and Capital. lonestarnot Apr 2014 #8

I did not know this til today lunasun Apr 2014 #9

I know, right? EW's arriving so late to the 'correct' side is unsettling. I know it's been FailureToCommunicate Apr 2014 #35

+1 JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #42

People should consider she has a different ambition. iandhr Apr 2014 #10

people might consider that if she actually said that were the case. nashville_brook Apr 2014 #18

Politicians are often vague about their goals. iandhr Apr 2014 #20

cuts both ways. nashville_brook Apr 2014 #22

Democrats need to be bold. earthside Apr 2014 #11

Agree - Hillary Would Be A Disaster - Just A Replay Of Her Husband - Left Speaking - Right Working cantbeserious Apr 2014 #13

said another way, Dems will only be successful by going bold. nashville_brook Apr 2014 #16

That is the media assumptions INdemo Apr 2014 #21

depressed turnout from a case of the "been there done that" blahs. nashville_brook Apr 2014 #23

She is not Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. randome Apr 2014 #12

Exactly... elzenmahn Apr 2014 #29

Or, Obi-Wan Kenobi /nt pintobean Apr 2014 #30

Or Jed Clampett. randome Apr 2014 #41

Exactly treestar Apr 2014 #52

Need to get Repugs out smallcat88 Apr 2014 #19

really though? Hillary is our "best" chance? nashville_brook Apr 2014 #25

Warren's point of view is our best chance. DirkGently Apr 2014 #28

It's way to early in the game to be coronating anyone... elzenmahn Apr 2014 #32

However those of us who insisted we should band together and get some real action from truedelphi Apr 2014 #53

Hillary will help reduce the amount of registered Dems. L0oniX Apr 2014 #45

"The only hope for our democracy's survival"? Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #33

Hyperbolic, IMO. nt elias49 Apr 2014 #34

I like Elizabeth Warren, too... elzenmahn Apr 2014 #36

Huh, I thought HRC was "democracy's last stand" blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #37

While I love Warren and would like to see her as President flamin lib Apr 2014 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #44

I would like to see her as Senate Majority Leader. longship Apr 2014 #46

Help me Obi Wan Kanobi you're my only hope. L0oniX Apr 2014 #47

but didn't she say? MFM008 Apr 2014 #49

we've done nothing but content-free lambasting of the Koch types since 1994 MisterP Apr 2014 #50

This level of hyperbole is regrettable. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #51