Elizabeth Warren-More than a candidate -- a phenomenon

[malaise]

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/oct/30/dana-milbank-more-than-a-candidate----a/
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By the time the candidate arrived for the meeting -- a prosaic organizing session for volunteers -- there were nearly 300 crammed into Local 7 to catch a glimpse of her. When she took the stage, a sea of cameras and smartphones rose, as if at a rock concert.

The source of the ardor is no mystery: Warren's unapologetic populism and her fervent belief that corporations should be held to account for the economic collapse. Part Pat Moynihan, part Erin Brockovich, she has revived the energy of the left in a way no other Democrat has, including Obama.

"We live in an America that has hammered, chipped and squeezed the middle class," she told a crowd in Newton, Mass., while the government "has said to large corporations that you don't have to pay anything in taxes."

"Elizabeth," a woman in the crowd gushed during the question time, "I'm so excited." But what, the woman asked, would Warren do about the dysfunctional Congress?

[Rabblevox]

1. I want to start "Warren For President 2016" right the fuck now! /nt

[Firebrand Gary]

3. We will see in her debate the level of her it factor.

I'm going to hold off a for a while before I go there with the Presidential thing. I have such big hopes for her I want to make sure she gets all them time that she needs to be fully prepared for them.

[Firebrand Gary]

2. I hope that all our fellow DU'ers are donating to her campaign this quarter.

She is going to need it and there would be nothing better than seeing the quarter close with whopper sized war chest.

[Rabblevox]

4. Already sent her $20! (not much, but I'm unemployed)

[Firebrand Gary]

5. Hey $20 is a lot of money when you are unemployed. Lets hope many will follow your lead.

I also donated as well. We have got to get her into that seat!