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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren meets her lookalike at Minnesota rally [View all]steventh
(2,143 posts)23. Oyen's quote
I think Warren's reaction to Oyen was way cool:
When Warren came face to face with Oyen, the candidates immediate reaction was unclear.
I couldnt tell if she recognized I was dressed like her or if she thought, Heres a weird lady dressed like a stereotypical politician,? said Oyen.
Then Warren pointed at her outfit and said, We need to talk!
Sorry you're maxed out on seeing the article. Here's more, in thanks to you for posting the op:
Seeing double? It's not you, it's Stephanie Oyen (left), an Elizabeth Warren doppelganger at the presidential candidate's rally in Minnesota on Monday night.
Stephanie Oyen is not Elizabeth Warren.
But try telling that to a crowd of fans gathered to see the U.S. senator and 2020 presidential candidate at a town hall at Macalester College on Monday evening.
Oyen arrived at the rally wearing a blue blazer and clear glasses her Elizabeth Warren costume from Halloween as a lark.
I thought it would get some giggles, said the Edina resident. Then people started yelling, Senator Warren! People were clapping and running up to me to take photos. I kept saying Im not her! but I looked up and hundreds of people were staring at me.
It got weird very fast, said Oyen, whose short blond hair is nearly identical to Elizabeth Warrens cropped cut. I talk with my hands and shake my head, which only made me look more like Elizabeth Warren. I was saying Im not her! but I could have been saying Medicare for all!?
Oyen says she eventually ditched the blue blazer and the glasses and hid behind a tall guy because she felt sorry for confusing people.
Even a few staffers with Warrens campaign did a double take when they glimpsed Oyen.
Im not a prankster, she said. I really thought people would know, but then they started running up and saying Youre my hero! and taking photos. I felt so bad.
She put the blazer and glasses back on when she lined up with hundreds of supporters to take a selfie with Warren, a regular feature of her town hall meetings.
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Oyen got her photo with Warren and was called back for a second photo a few minutes later. I guess the staffers wanted a picture, she said.
Drama aside, Oyen said she is glad she went to hear Warren speak.
People were teary-eyed. Shes their hero. It was really inspiring.
The experience solidified her support for the candidate, she said. Though she might think twice before slipping on that blue blazer again.
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It took me aback, too. It is a striking photo of twins or at least sisters.
Kind of Blue
Aug 2019
#5
Shoot, should have just waited. I've been looking and looking for a frontal view of them together.
Kind of Blue
Aug 2019
#6
LOL...I think she said in the article that Warren was a little freaked out at first.
Kind of Blue
Aug 2019
#16
Warren should hire her. They could campaign at the same time in different locations. n/t
zackymilly
Aug 2019
#26