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Democratic Primaries

BeyondGeography

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7. That reminds me, her energy level is off the charts

Reply to DemocracyMouse (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:45 AM

Sep 2019

This made me laugh (from the Politico hit piece, that ended up making many people like her even more IMO):

So when she returned to Washington in 2008 and became chairwoman of the oversight panel, the mandated monthly report became a monthly media tour. It would begin before dawn with an aide bringing her an Egg McMuffin but no coffee—“Can you imagine me on coffee?!,” she once asked an aide who asked why she didn’t drink it.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/12/warren-obama-2020-228068

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Elizabeth Warren Lost Her Dream Job but Gained a Path to 2020 [View all] BeyondGeography Sep 2019 OP

The opposite of Trump Roy Rolling Sep 2019 #1

Warren is not a socialist or a "leftist". She's KPN Sep 2019 #2

love her passion, energy and preparation AlexSFCA Sep 2019 #3

That's when I first heard of her IronLionZion Sep 2019 #4

Bair and Warren were a great team BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #5

What's amazing is how she went from "nerd for the people" to "spirited nerd for the people" DemocracyMouse Sep 2019 #6

That reminds me, her energy level is off the charts BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #7

Love that anecdote! BlueMTexpat Sep 2019 #8

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