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In reply to the discussion: A hit and a miss from Senator Elizabeth Warren [View all]ucrdem
(15,720 posts)34. Her endgame is hard to fathom.
She seems to be in permanent campaign mode, but for what, on whose ticket? Her criticisms of Obama seem more directed at Biden than Mrs. Cinton, so let's say she takes Biden out. That still leaves Clinton. Let's say she takes Clinton out. Then she has this long record of critical remarks against Obama-Biden, so she's running as what? GOP lite? The GOP is probably going to run an equally lite candidate like Jebster, and she can't beat Jeb at his own game and still hope to win Dem votes. And that strategy didn't work for Gore.
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A President, I am told, can hire all kinds of people who then concentrate on individual issues
djean111
Oct 2014
#1
I think if she's president, then more progressive have a shot at her seat AND her cabinet!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#14
I know that special elections are a problem sometimes, even in a blue state like Massachusetts
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#43
OMG! Did you see how these 2 reacted when they heard that krebscycle was pissed?
Major Hogwash
Oct 2014
#36
It's easy to complain. The view is very different looking out from the White House.
branford
Oct 2014
#33
Where you wrote "A hit and a miss..." did you mean to say "A swing and a miss..." ? nt
Electric Monk
Oct 2014
#19
Elizabeth Warren: 'The President was the one who refused to throw CFPB under the bus'
Cha
Oct 2014
#22
"The one thing the Obama administration didn't do was pillory banks and financial institutions
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#29
I'm familiar with her background, but she's done so little, well below her potential......
George II
Oct 2014
#45