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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren is angry, and if she isn't running, a whole lot of trees have died in vain [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)She would have a good chance. She is a woman, and women would like to see a female president for once. This is especially true of those of us women who are over 60. We want to see women's liberation and the sacrifices we made -- working and raising children and doing it all -- prove that we are finally EQUAL.
Hillary Clinton can't give us satisfaction because she is too tied to the coat-tails of her husband.
Besides, Elizabeth Warren is the true female super-hero.
As you learn from her book, and as the OP of Professor Plum states so well, Elizabeth Warren KNOWS what she is talking about.
Elizabeth Warren is not spouting ideology. She is not a theorist.
She crunched the numbers. She did the research. She KNOWS what others never bothered to learn.
If Elizabeth Warren runs, I am on board. If she does not run and Bernie Sanders runs, then I am with Bernie Sanders.
They are the greatest hopes for our country.
We need a complete revision of our tax and bankruptcy codes, and we need someone who has crunched the numbers to lead the struggle for just a little economic justice in our country.
Yesterday, a DUer referred me to information about Brian Schweitzer of Montana. He may run for president. I don't think he could win the presidency, but he would make a good vice presidential candidate for a truly populist presidential candidate like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. He knows Arabic and has a strong background in international relations.
Yesterday I thought he would be a good match with Bernie Sanders but not with Elizabeth Warren. I thought about that and changed my mind. He would be great with either Bernie or Elizabeth.
I wish Elizabeth Warren would simply come out and say she is testing the waters to see whether she should run. Because a lot of us are waiting for her signal.