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Why are some people so eager to kill the idea Warren might run? [View all] DonCoquixote Dec 2014 OP

"those people"....you call many....are actually a minority.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #1

The only Dems who do not support Hillary are here on DU leftofcool Dec 2014 #4

wrong both times reddread Dec 2014 #11

You might want to take a look at the latest polls. leftofcool Dec 2014 #52

Uh wrong...I happen to know for a fact WOMEN who normally vote Republican are considering VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #68

Well, that's almost certainly not true Recursion Dec 2014 #74

I doubt it and even so she will gain with the female vote. leftofcool Dec 2014 #107

Semantics - most Democrats do support her - but I suspect many Democrats would prefer NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #5

YOU would suspect wrong... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #69

You clearly can't read. I was referring to my friends and family. Keep trying, though. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #82

As more Dems enter the race, numbers will change. morningfog Dec 2014 #21

65% dude.....she leads her nearest challenger by 55%!!! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #70

You'll see. I guarantee you that come Jan. 2016 her lead will be nowhere near that. morningfog Dec 2014 #77

Nate Silver disagrees with you.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #78

That article does not contradict what I said. Nor was it written by Nate Silver. morningfog Dec 2014 #80

its 538....and YES it does... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #81

You are the one suggesting that Clinton will waltz into the primary with a 55 point lead. morningfog Dec 2014 #83

True...but how strongly? It could be that Hillary's support is very wide, but razorman Dec 2014 #63

Projection! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #71

One could also ask why some people are so eager to claim she will run. TreasonousBastard Dec 2014 #2

That makes the point how? DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #8

What does that have to do with the question asked? Renew Deal Dec 2014 #41

I'm sure different folks have different reasons, but I'd think Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #3

I can agree with that DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #6

+1 Scuba Dec 2014 #7

I'd love for her to run. MohRokTah Dec 2014 #9

we do not know that DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #10

He has stated emphatically, she is not running for president. MohRokTah Dec 2014 #18

There has to be more than 20+ years of name-recognition, which is why she's popular now arcane1 Dec 2014 #29

Not a speech. moondust Dec 2014 #12

I'll be there! bootjackyl Dec 2014 #13

Cool. moondust Dec 2014 #14

She's not scheduled to be there, though. eom MohRokTah Dec 2014 #17

I can't make that meeting Tashca Dec 2014 #42

My issues with EW is that she has not convinced yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #15

Fail. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #19

How so? Renew Deal Dec 2014 #43

And that is a big deal. Governing means convincing the legislative branch to pass your agenda stevenleser Dec 2014 #26

i don't support Hillary, i lean more Biden or Sanders, but i think because it's just not backed up JI7 Dec 2014 #16

because Robbins Dec 2014 #20

Because she said so, get over it. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #22

Yeah, well, really, now, what would she know about that? struggle4progress Dec 2014 #50

Show me where Hillary supporters are trying to kill the idea of her running. William769 Dec 2014 #23

It's not about Hillary or Liz the way I see it. It is a stifling of an uncomfortable discussion. Autumn Dec 2014 #24

Opposites? They are both rated the same on the chart, this opposite of the same would not be Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #28

Um, yeah, about that talking point? They have less in common than you think Electric Monk Dec 2014 #40

Here is a link to Hillary and Elizabeth on the issues, go to the end of the links and you Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #46

For me the issue is people wanting to play the "tense" game justiceischeap Dec 2014 #25

Warren has never been cagey. Everytime she has been asked she has firmly stated she is not running. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 #27

Hillary is ready for the primary, any candidate who wants to throw their hat in the ring Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #30

I would prefer it if she was running Kalidurga Dec 2014 #31

Few are more eager to kill the idea that Warren might run, than Warren herself. misterhighwasted Dec 2014 #32

"people opened the package, and did not like what they were being fed" brooklynite Dec 2014 #33

I think that you meant 2008, but we got the point. Beacool Dec 2014 #45

Excellent Post! leftofcool Dec 2014 #57

2018 maqy be a typo DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #60

The only negative I see from all this Warren talk madville Dec 2014 #34

I think Senator Warren can do more where she is. oldandhappy Dec 2014 #35

I think you answered your own question. Renew Deal Dec 2014 #36

I am not eager to kill a Warren candidacy. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #37

I'm not trying to kill anything!! I actually believe Elizabeth Warren on the subject. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #38

Thanks for posting flamebait... joeybee12 Dec 2014 #39

Personally, I'm not afraid of Warren. Beacool Dec 2014 #44

There's really only one reason that I can see. LWolf Dec 2014 #47

Yahtzee. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #49

Warren is no threat to Clinton... Orsino Dec 2014 #61

I'm not... Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #48

+1 Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #94

Yep. Them folks are scary (period) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2014 #51

Because Hillary Clinton has never won a seriously contested race and is unlikely to pull it off TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #53

I just had to laugh at your post. Beacool Dec 2014 #75

Are you joking? WhiteTara Dec 2014 #76

That doesn't mean it was brutal or even a serious contest. In fact two is often easier than one. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #99

well, as they say WhiteTara Dec 2014 #105

ummm She said "I'm NOT running" WhiteTara Dec 2014 #54

Yes, the Warren boosters think she's a liar. And they don't respect her. baldguy Dec 2014 #73

Perhaps they're "upset"? OilemFirchen Dec 2014 #55

Why are some people so eager to kill the idea that there are unicorns? brooklynite Dec 2014 #56

unicorns can never be real DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #59

Show us any sign that Warren can be convinced... brooklynite Dec 2014 #91

Because Elizabeth Warren would wipe the floor with Hillary Clinton. Iggo Dec 2014 #58

oh yes AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #62

oh hell yes DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #64

imagine Bernie and Elizabeth AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #66

It would be "cathartic" for a segment of America's left. It would be "grating and alienating" Recursion Dec 2014 #79

while I agree that that is the predictive model AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #84

"Populist" is a style broad enough to also include Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin Recursion Dec 2014 #85

Rand Paul resembles your point. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #88

True, though Perot or Buchanan may be clearer examples Recursion Dec 2014 #92

Like Dean and Kucinich? Renew Deal Dec 2014 #102

Reality worries them a LOT. 99Forever Dec 2014 #65

Hillary supporters want a Democrat elected in 2016 BootinUp Dec 2014 #67

what progressive ideas? DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #96

My reading of her approach to foreign policy especially in the Middle East BootinUp Dec 2014 #100

"Peace, progress, and prosperity" BootinUp Dec 2014 #103

global women�s issues BootinUp Dec 2014 #104

The short answer is "1984". The longer answer is "1988, 1984, 1980, 1972, 1968." Recursion Dec 2014 #72

If the only way to win is to keep going right Robbins Dec 2014 #87

Ms Warren offered to "put an exclamation point" on her denial. Why don't you believer her? mulsh Dec 2014 #86

She "offered" to put an exclamation point on her denial, BUT SHE DIDN'T DO IT, see? brooklynite Dec 2014 #90

Video of a Hillary supporter... MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #89

no, this is a video of Hillary Supporter JI7 Dec 2014 #93

actually, this is one DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #97

both of them are JI7 Dec 2014 #98

Funny. You're going to be a Hillary Supporter in around 15 months Renew Deal Dec 2014 #101

Is this what you are reduced to, infantile little videos? Pathetic..... Beacool Dec 2014 #108

Maybe because she put the kabash on it yet AGAIN on Monday? MADem Dec 2014 #95

Some simply don't want a primary, they want a corination davidpdx Dec 2014 #106