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(6,068 posts)and passed a motion to that effect:-
http://news.firedoglake.com/2015/02/09/working-families-party-votes-to-urge-elizabeth-warren-to-run-for-president/
Her organisation has also supported moderate Republicans before, but not without extracting their pound of flesh:-
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130610/BLOGS04/130619980/wfp-endorses-republican-eric-ulrich
Bertha Lewis is a smart operator and always has been, and she generally likes to bet on winning horses, whether they're Republican or Democrat. From her point of view, there is not much point betting on losing horses, and I respect that.
She supported Obama over Hillary back in 2008, so "the most qualified" claim should be taken with a pinch of salt. But like I said, she isn't supporting Hillary because she is progressive, she's supporting Hillary because she sees her as the winning horse this time.
The WFP still has substantial connections with DSoA, who is still pretty solidly behind Sanders should he run. I don't think Lewis will say much more if he does run, perhaps her strategy was to endorse Hillary now just to keep connections open with her in the event that Sanders does go up against Hillary, in which case it would be difficult for the WFP to not support him or at least keep out of the fray.