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In reply to the discussion: The issue is "The Family"...not "religion". [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)For me, "Elizabeth Warren" is a placeholder for "Candidate who will actually do something about the economic and environmental plight in which we find ourselves."
It's not about a cult of personality or about being a Warren groupie. It's about seeing her speaking out with passion against the great wealth and income disparities rather than kowtowing to Wall Street; it's about seeing someone expressing outrage against what we're doing to college students, etc.
There are probably a lot of things I don't like about Warren's full belief set; I don't know her full belief set, so I can't speak to that. However, on some of the most important issues we are facing, she is a dynamo; she is the face of the demand for change. In fact, I stand to the left of her on most issues, but I recognize that she's about as far left as we're going to get.
I also recognize that Liz probably won't run; I could well see her sitting it out in favor of Hillary; she's a team player, as I said before.
In fact, I more fully agree with Bernie Sanders than Liz and will probably vote for him in the Primary if he runs and Liz doesn't. The only reason I would support Liz over Bernie is that Bernie is totally unelectable, where I could see a Liz Warren campaign actually pulling it off.