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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: about Elizabeth Warren-why would someone refuse to run for POTUS then agree to the VP position? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)11. Likely she was less afraid of losing than
recognizing that the party already had a strong female candidate and didn't need another. She is committed to defeating the GOP's transfer of wealth and power to a ruling class and was already in excellent position for that in the Senate.
At base, though, maybe she also just didn't want it enough. VPs only go to work after the primary, skipping all the years of building and competing in the "invisible primary," plus the grueling last 2 years we pay attention to. Also, it's not the hair of VPs that inevitably goes white during a presidency, not of course that she'd be at all afraid of the work, quite the contrary.
Wonderful to see her say beautifully firmly and briefly on Rachel, "Yes, I do believe I'm ready to be Commander in Chief."
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about Elizabeth Warren-why would someone refuse to run for POTUS then agree to the VP position? [View all]
azurnoir
Jun 2016
OP
Perhaps she thought she would likely lose to Clinton if she ran against her. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#1
It seems like only in the Republican Party does every person who ever thought of
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jun 2016
#10
Republicans want her Senate seat and they will get it, a republican Governor fills the vacancy.
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#29
Kerry would make a good VP too. We Ds are fortunate we have many who would be great VPs.
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#35
There's never a guarantee, but I expect Warren WOULD have won the nomination.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#44
If that is the case why'd she wait so long to endorse her, when so many Senators already had
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#4
Mrs. Warren, The President and all our top Ds said they would endorse when there was a clear winner.
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#27
Well, she's a Super-D, so maybe she didn't want to feed the Super-D speculation? NT
Adrahil
Jun 2016
#17
For the same reason that Bernie remained neutral until a winner was decided in 08?
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#45
Most of the time those aren't people who were begged to run for president & refused though. -nt-
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#46
Er, most vice presidential nominees are people who didn't run for president.
BlueStater
Jun 2016
#12
Because if she ran for prez, Clinton's people would have eaten her alive like they did Sanders
Ash_F
Jun 2016
#18
didn't Mrs. Warren sign the original letter supporting Mrs. Clinton's run for president?
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#24
Republican gov. will replace her senate position if she steps down. Will undo everything shes done
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#22
She barely won her senate seat. As she has shown, she can 'fight trump' from the Senate.
Sunlei
Jun 2016
#31
They are two different jobs. And she had already signed a letter urging Hilary to run. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#38
so Sanders felt he was owed the nomination because he's a white male? or something else
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#48
Is it at all possible that she is "evolving" back to her 47 y.o. Republican former self? nt
Romulox
Jun 2016
#49
Her full-throated endorsement of Wall Street's candidate would suggest otherwise...
Romulox
Jun 2016
#53