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[JDPriestly]

106. You need to read Elizabeth Warren's book.

I think I make a good case for Elizabeth Warren.

She has expertise on the economy while Hillary has expertise in foreign policy. Expertise on the economy is probably more important now.

Elizabeth Warren will make a good leader. She has proved that she knows how to make good decisions. She asks the right questions. Watch her questions in Senate hearings. She does not make decisions without knowing the facts. Asking the right questions and investigating carefully before you make a decision are what makes a good decision-maker.

She is an excellent communicator. She knows how to explain complex ideas to people who have not background in what she is talking about. People respond to her speeches because she speaks clearly, with great enthusiasm. She is a teacher. A president needs to be a teacher among other things.

Elizabeth Warren is patient. She has overcome enormous obstacles in her life. Her rise from a childhood in a relatively poor family to teach at Harvard law school is amazing. She is diligent, persistent (watch her cut bankers and administrators down to size in Senate hearings, very persistent) and extremely intelligent.

Elizabeth Warren has courage. She has proved that in her life. You have to read her book to understand how persistent and courageous she was in playing her role in trying to oversee the bail-out of the banks. She got very little respect from the likes of people like Timothy Geithner or Larry Summers. But she fought for what she thought was right anyway. Her struggle to get the Consumer protection bureau going was downright brave.

Elizabeth Warren is not corrupt, not corruptible. She is not sold out like Hillary. She makes that very clear. That is probably why you are asking him why I think she is qualified to be president. We assume that a president has accumulated brownie points with the American oligarchy. Elizabeth Warren has not done that. She has risen based on her ability and her personal merit. She did not grasp the coat-tails of her husband to get into the Senate.

Elizabeth Warren is a good manager from what I can tell. She ran her campaign pretty well for a first-timer. As a manager she can be effective because she is so charming and gets along with people well. She has a ready smile that betrays her love of others. I have talked about her baking. Another small gift she readily gives to others. The students she hires to help her on her campaigns are loyal to her from what I can tell. She certainly chooses competent staff.

Elizabeth Warren is not the only qualified potential candidate for the presidency, but she is, I think the most qualified. She is an academic success. She will have no problem finding excellent people, experts and talented people as aides in the White House.

Elizabeth Warren seems to be very honest. She is embarrassed, deeply embarrassed if caught in a very small lie or contradiction. That is a trait that people value and love.

It think Elizabeth Warren has a good chance to be elected, better than does Hillary, if Elizabeth Warren runs.

What qualifications do you think a president should have?