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In reply to the discussion: I'll bet if Elizabeth Warren runs, a large chunk of America will get on buses to go help her. [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)... that control both parties.
Despite the corporate media's efforts to depict her as "far left", that is just a label. When people start to meet her and see what she's about and that she reflects values that more are about defending them that the 1% in this country, her support will come from a lot of independents as well as many Republicans. Much was made of the Reagan Democrats pushing Reagan in to office. I think we might have a lot of Warren Republicans that might help someone like Warren, who I think they will ultimately discover is someone they want working for them as well.
Here's an article that gives an example of how many tea partiers are just as much upset with Obama on his Wall Street ties and lack of holding them accountable as those of us progressives on the left. Now, they start from that position because they are pushed to not like Obama by the right wing and corporate media. But the message that echoes with them is that Obama and implicitly the Democrats are helping the Wall Street banksters screw them. Someone like Warren would completely twist that right wing message around.
https://johnhively.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/tea-party-republicans-and-progressive-democrats-unite-to-fight-against-the-wall-streets-buddies-obama-wyden-mcconnell-and-orrin-hatch/
The TPP that is getting pushed now will potentially be a big issue that will unite the people against the corporatists that are pushing that POS down our throats that benefits no one but the wealthy crooks in our society, and will do far more to mess with our country's sovereignty than the UN ever did, which is what the right has in the past been conditioned to be very upset about.