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I ADORE Elizabeth Warren, but she cannot win a national election. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #1
That's a very suspect thing to say. AJTheMan Jun 2012 #3
Either would be a great president, neither is electable, IMO. n/t GarroHorus Jun 2012 #8
Neither FDR nor Reagan were electable MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #30
Hey, a secret muslin black dude born in Africa named Obama won in 2008..... *sarcasm* NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #5
It's mostly the Massachusetts thing. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #9
Massachusetts politics is extremely genteel MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #33
Warren is a tough, old-school Midwesterner. Brigid Jun 2012 #50
Then why is their candidate a former Governor from Massachusetts? n/t Flying Squirrel Jun 2012 #39
That's why I think after 2012, it will be many many years before another candidate from MA... GarroHorus Jun 2012 #43
EPIC FAIL. Same was said about Obama. grahamhgreen Jun 2012 #18
oh pshaw Enrique Jun 2012 #19
Nobody wins anything without support, Garro Scootaloo Jun 2012 #22
Agreed. aaaaaa5a Jun 2012 #25
I see no way for her to lose. She is an extraordinary person Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #31
Yes, Elizabeth Warren is the best. AJTheMan Jun 2012 #2
For 2016 ozone_man Jun 2012 #4
I'd rather get her in the Senate first. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #6
Get her in the Senate, let her vote for four years, and get her in the White House! AJTheMan Jun 2012 #7
Do you know the history of JFK as regards age and experience? NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #12
K&R! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #10
If that happened I would get on my knees and beg Hillary Clinton to run. dkf Jun 2012 #11
Warren might be willing to consider Hillary as a running mate. NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #13
Ugh. dkf Jun 2012 #15
How could you put someone in who signed Senator Gramms.... Left Coast2020 Jun 2012 #14
You would need a constitutional amendment for a 3rd term for Bill Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #32
Really? Clinton over Warren?! Wow, you aren't even bothering to hide your 3rd Way corporatism. white_wolf Jun 2012 #48
You've scared me into that position. dkf Jun 2012 #52
Unless we fix the corrupt election system, it wont matter who we run. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #16
It's all moot if she doesn't win her election this November. Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #17
Thinking far ahead, I've contributed to her campaign... NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #36
I'd vote for her TeamPooka Jun 2012 #20
Shoot! I thought she announced her candidacy, or somethin'! inna Jun 2012 #21
I'm with you. Warren for 2016. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #23
We may love Warren here. aaaaaa5a Jun 2012 #24
Four months out and she's tied with the incumbent MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #34
I hope you are right! nt aaaaaa5a Jun 2012 #37
We first must see her voting record and hear her positions on all of the issues n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #26
well obama's "position on all the issues" wasn't that relevant in the end was it? nt msongs Jun 2012 #27
A - Fucking - men cbrer Jun 2012 #28
Has she won her first election yet? BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #29
If she beats Scott Brown, she will be a clear front-runner in 2016, along with the likes Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #35
K & BIG FUCKIN' R!! hwmnbn Jun 2012 #38
No, we need her here in MA graywarrior Jun 2012 #40
I am impressed with Warren, but let's see if she can win the Senate seat first ... Bake Jun 2012 #41
That would be wonderful suffragette Jun 2012 #42
I'm in. nt Zorra Jun 2012 #44
Thanks, Zorra, NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #45
No, NYC_SKP, Zorra Jun 2012 #49
I like Elizabeth, but we'll have to see her Senate voting record to see if she is truly..... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2012 #46
Warren coming up on the Rachel Maddow Show in the next few minutes (6:25 Pacific Time). eom NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #47
I would vote for her. n/t SoutherDem Jun 2012 #51
Elizabeth Warren is all in with the war mongers. cpwm17 Jun 2012 #53
Let's let her win the MA Senate race first. Arkana Jun 2012 #54
You must be a yankee. No one in the country knows who she is, or cares. She's a nobody. And not a Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #55
Hahahahahhahahahahahaha and Obama couldn't win either. NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #57
No, she should serve her term in the Senate and be a dependable US Senator WI_DEM Jun 2012 #56
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