Wall Street’s nightmare: President Elizabeth Warren

[BrentWil]

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/wall-street-elizabeth-warren-president-2016-elections-99697.html#ixzz2kOdzHg60

There are three words that strike terror in the hearts of Wall Street bankers and corporate executives across the land: President Elizabeth Warren.
The anxiety over Warren grew Monday after a magazine report suggested the bank-bashing Democratic senator from Massachusetts could mount a presidential bid in 2016 and would not necessarily defer to Hillary Clinton — who is viewed as far more business-friendly — for the party’s nomination.

If she ran, she could many beat Clinton. While Clinton's politics are more in line with mine, I feel many in the Democratic Party may be tired of the centrist leaning DLC type. While Clinton has the money and general popularity, Warren may be able to beat her in a head to head contest. If she got by Clinton, it would depend on who the GOP nominate. If it is someone like Ted Cruz, she could be the next President. If it were Chris Christie, he will destroy her.

My two cents. The article is right. Wall Street would shit.

[bluestate10]

1. President Elizabeth Warren would be rich.

After the way she was treated by republicans and Wall Street when she tried to put consumers on a fair playing field. I would love to see a President Elizabeth Warren, I would stock up on popcorn and roasted nuts so I can watch her roast Wall Street's Nuts, giving those bastards the treatment they deserve.

[Brigid]

2. Casting a ballot for Elizabeth Warren for President . . .

My new favorite dream that just might come true.

[Politicalboi]

3. IMO Christie would not destroy her

He has some explaining to do as he was involved with Bernie Madoff. She will destroy him.

[BrentWil]

14. I think that is rose colored glasses

She will be kind of scary to a lot of moderate voters. Not Ted Cruz scary, but reasonable scary. The Dems haven't put someone this far left up since LBJ, and (rather you like it or not) she is out of the mainstream.

Christie will be the get something done moderate and will kill her.

[delrem]

21. That's why Christie would kill Hillary Clinton

Why vote for Hillary when one can get the real thing?

I think it's time Dems were Dems.

[brooklynite]

31. NBC poll: Christie faces divided GOP, trails Clinton in hypothetical '16 race

If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie runs for president in 2016, he would likely face the dual challenges of uniting a fractured Republican Party and besting a formidable Hillary Clinton in a general election, according to a new NBC News poll.

...snip...

Christie's challenges extend beyond his own party: The poll finds Clinton getting the support of 44 percent of all adults in a hypothetical match up against the New Jersey governor, who gets 34 percent. The rest of respondents either preferred another candidate, said they would not vote, or were undecided.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/12/21407295-nbc-poll-christie-faces-divided-gop-trails-clinton-in-hypothetical-16-race

[freshwest]

23. She's not on the far left. She's sane. That's what most people want to see.

She won't screw up the social safety net and she won't hurt the economy. The banks can live with a little regulation, heck, with a lot of regulation. Only crooks fear her.

She's a standard issue Democrat, IMO.

As far as Christie, unless the Koch brothers, to whom he's sold out NJ, succeed in brainwashing almost every state in the union, he can't win.

If he does stand a chance, it's only because The Idiocracy is here and it's hopeless.

[DJ13]

4. Warren's demeanor would negate Christie's tough guy act that voters seem to like

He wouldnt dare "beat up on a woman", especially a woman as soft speaking as Warren.

In fact, she would be a worse candidate for Christie than Hillary, as many voters dont see her as very feminine since she can mix it up with the boys pretty well.

Warren is the perfect candidate to disarm the thug style Christie paints himself with.

[BrentWil]

15. Didn't he just beat a woman by 40 points in NJ...

Again, you are seeing the world like you want to see it.

[DJ13]

17. Different personalities

[msongs]

5. wall street is used to doormats who impose piddly fines nt

[Warpy]

6. A bigger nightmare would be Attorney Generral Warren

Imagine a DOJ that went after the biggest thieves in the country instead of harassing pot dispensaries!

[Initech]

8. Now *THAT* I could definitely see!

I'd rather see her destroying the Wall St criminals through the legal system.

[libdem4life]

9. I like this...or Justice Warren She's too smart to be a political lackey and too classy do the

required ass-kissing/ass-kicking. I want her well paid in a government position for a very long time.

Edit: Yes, on the current pot insanity.

[Brigid]

12. Me likey!

Maybe she would feel like she was getting more done in that job than as President.

[closeupready]

13. Wow, yes - never thought about that.

If she endorses Hill, she could be appointed to a really powerful spot. hmmm...

[LuvNewcastle]

27. That's a fine idea.

She'll get my vote if she runs, but I just don't think she will. I think her lack of experience in elected office would scare most voters, and she's smart enough to know that. They don't want a repeat of Obama's problems with Congress. But the AG position would fit her like a glove. We need her in that position; she could really do a hell of a lot of damage to the most dangerous criminals of our time. Now we just need to find a Presidential candidate who would nominate her for that job. There's no fucking way Hillary would do it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. She's already said she's not interested in running for President

or being Vice President.

[libdem4life]

10. It beats having to find another alternative for Hillary.

[Bigmack]

11. DRAFT! nt

[BrentWil]

16. A lot of people say that and run. NT

[DeSwiss]

18. Chris Christie would get his fucking clock cleaned. And so would Hillary. n/t

[Whisp]

20. Warren is digital, those two are still analog.

Thinking the Old Boys Network still works. Hillary is the biggest Old Boy Club there is.

[cantbeserious]

19. Warren 2016

eom

[Scuba]

24. Why just yesterday a self-appointed "Democratic strategist" told me EW's demurring ...

... on a question was the final answer and that she would not run.

Please Elizabeth, please run.

[dreamnightwind]

25. I rec'd for Warren

though I disagree with the OP's assertion that Christie would destroy her.

There are a few people I'd like to see run, Warren is one of them. Grayson, Sanders (as a Dem if that's possible), even Dean. Also agree with a poster upthread that Warren could make a good AG, or why not Secretary of the Treasury? I want her watching over the banks, with authority.

Christie does scare me, as does Jeb Bush, they are both intelligent and articulate, and very much right-wingers whose policies would suck. I have no idea how they would stack up differently vs. HRC as opposed to vs. one of the progressives I would like to see run. It's very hard to tell how such dynamics will play out, that's why we have campaigns and elections.

[B Calm]

26. Just about everybody hates Wall Street. I think Elizabeth Warren

would do great even with republicans.

[quaker bill]

28. Here is why it will not happen if Hillary runs

Perhaps the only thing, but the one thing Hillary learned in 2008 is that you contest the caucus states. You run a 40+ state campaign not the old 22 state campaign. Contesting this broadly takes resources, specifically early cash, and lots of it. Wall street is where that comes from for the most part.

Hillary will not run the campaign she ran against Barack. It is still possible for a candidate to beat Hillary, but the cards will be heavily stacked against it. Just having lost the way she did in 2008, it will be far less likely for the outcome to repeat. Her supporters will organize in the places where she had no organization in 2008.

I like Elizabeth Warren, but 2016 will not be her time.

[Notafraidtoo]

29. What has Warren said that you disagree with?

You imply shes to left for you, and you are more in line with centrist, could you please tell us what that means? What has Warren ever said that you would say to yourself " shes to far left".

Lots of self proclaimed Centrist on this board as of late but being a centrist today when the country has moved so far right on every issue except Social issues is really disappointing, could it be that Democrats today have finally given in to Capitol marketing and lost their skepticism of business, you know its just marketing Right? Just look at taxes and wages 40-50 years ago and you will see business not only did fine but had their greatest boons. I got news for you if every business got their way ( lower wages, almost no regulation, extremely low taxes) their would be almost no one left to buy their products and we become Mexico or Russia.

You have to ignore the bitching of rich people who own the bully pulpit because they are only thinking of their own personal temporary best interest and would destroy themselves taking us all with them when they all get their way, In order for supply to survive their must be demand and capitalism requires a huge pool of working poor to even work, someone has to pay the wages and taxes so business survives, since they benefit the most from this it should be them. I know business owners want to dream this isn't true but facts are facts.

If you don't want a future where we have a Russian economy please stop being a centrist, it might have been OK 40 years ago but today we are to far right for that.

[brooklynite]

30. The thing about nightmares is that you eventually wake up...

...and you're back in the real world where Warren has said she doesn't want to run.

[scheming daemons]

32. shame she isnt running

[HappyMe]

33. It's too bad she isn't running.

I do think she could beat Clinton in a primary.

The Clinton Coronation Committee should not count the chickens before they are hatched. There is nothing a republican hates more (aside from Obama) than a Clinton.