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Bluenorthwest

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19. That poster voted for Barack Obama in a hotly contested primary
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 11:18 AM
Oct 2014

He was preferable to Hillary in spite of some very unsavory campaign moments around LGBT issues. By far. Because she's pretty shitty in that regard, she has good press but it is wafer thin in actual weight.

I am not characterizing Warren, I am stating the facts of her political history.
What is a characterization is to call her a 'housewife' during her Republican years, up until the mid 90's when she made millions of dollars in various professional works during that time.

She should be able to very easily address these things. She could use her past as part of a great narrative of progress as a person and citizen away from bad policy and inequality and toward a Democratic future. It could be gold. It writes itself.
Being defensive about actual facts is not a winning tactic.

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Not surprised JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #1
Your title forgot "more likely to have college degrees"nt MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #2
Used the title from MSNBC. nt Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #4
Not surprising. She was a hard core Ronald Reagan trickle down advocate, a merciless Republican Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #3
Think Progress 'article' JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #7
My mother is Warren's age... CANDO Oct 2014 #27
It's perspective JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #29
Are supporters of Hillary awash in the blood of slaughtered Iraqi innocents? MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #11
Those are good questions JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #12
For the record... I don't think Hillary's supporters MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #16
That poster voted for Barack Obama in a hotly contested primary Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #19
Lets not forget that Hillary was once registered as a Republican too. Erose999 Oct 2014 #34
That should be discussed. Do not mistake the fact that I want Warren's background discussed honestly Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #18
... and under the bus she goes. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2014 #17
If questioning a candidate's past support of the other Party's really ugly policies is something Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #21
Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #31
I think it's telling that the most effective Warren aversion therapy at DU... lumberjack_jeff Oct 2014 #38
your group threw her under weeks ago VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #32
We don't have a very promising field at the moment. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #5
"Hillary Rodham Nixon" hifiguy Oct 2014 #24
Perhaps she's had a hard time explaining her willingness to take one Wall Street el_bryanto Oct 2014 #6
ie., moderate Republicans ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #8
I don't know what to make of these new converts NightWatcher Oct 2014 #13
Elizabeth Warren is very good at certain things. enough Oct 2014 #9
Interesting that The Party Faithful Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #10
Liz is THE ONE! Stellar Oct 2014 #14
For the record, I am a fan of Warren. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #15
not too surprising at this point JI7 Oct 2014 #20
I agree. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #23
How is this surprising? She isn't exactly a household name. Marr Oct 2014 #22
Sounds like a great place for her to be as far as recognition. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #25
There was a name for that in the 80's..........Reagan Democrats thelordofhell Oct 2014 #26
If she enters the race, I will vote for her over the warhawk-of-a- ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #28
Just did the math JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #35
Well, whatever. I don't care how old she was as long as she comes around to the logical and humane ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #36
Oh don't get me wrong JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #37
ABC news "poll" is about as believable as "Iraq's full of WMD" Corruption Inc Oct 2014 #30
Of course, the accurate way to parse this Proud Public Servant Oct 2014 #33
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