Support for Elizabeth Warren Over Hillary Clinton Reveals Progressive Family Feud

[RiverLover]

Support for Elizabeth Warren Over Hillary Clinton Reveals Progressive Family Feud
12/10/14



Members of the liberal group MoveOn have voted to draft the Massachusetts senator with 81.3 percent of those who voted casting the ballot in support of a draft effort. MoveOn — joined by Democracy or America — said it will launch their “Run Warren Run” draft effort, which includes spending $1 million in the first phase of the launch and setting up offices in Iowa and New Hampshire as well as assembling a "national volunteer army" on behalf of Warren. They are planning on holding their first event in Iowa next week.

Democracy for America’s support shows a schism within the group. They released a statement after MoveOn’s vote reiterating they would help their fellow liberals in the draft Warren effort, but Howard Dean — who started the group — wrote an op-ed today stressing his support for Hillary Clinton. Neither Clinton nor Warren have said they are running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Warren has repeatedly said she’s not running and Clinton has said she’s still deciding.

... Dean founded DFA and according to the group still serves in a strategic advisory role. He originally left the DFA to lead the Democratic National Committee in 2005 and then Dean’s brother Jim took over DFA and still serves as chairman of the group.

Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, said in a statement they “respect” Dean’s “early support” and believe Clinton “would make a fantastic president and, should she win the nomination, DFA members will work non-stop to help her make history by becoming our nation's first woman president.” But they are still endorsing Warren.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/support-elizabeth-warren-hillary-clinton-reveals-progressive-family/story?id=27503628

Its like the family feud right here on DU!

[Thinkingabout]

1. A feud by and for those wanting Warren to run, why is this happening?

[SidDithers]

5. Some poster are working awfully hard to drive a wedge between Democrats, eh?...nt

Sid

[Thinkingabout]

9. It seems this is the aim, guess they like the turnout in the GOP, the TP has broken up the GOP.

[Andy823]

13. Sure seems that way.

Some of them have been doing it for some time now.

[RiverLover]

15. Please there are major differences btn the 2 women, and some like one over the other.

Its just the way it is. Here, and out there in the real world.

It isn't some devious plot to drive a wedge at DU. No conspiracy theory fits here.

Just honestly giving a damn and disagreeing on who would be best to get us out of the mess this country's in.

[arcane1]

8. That's why we have primaries: because some people prefer different candidates.

Democracy!

[Thinkingabout]

11. But what is the need and urgency of some to create a feud?

[arcane1]

12. In this case, that appears to be ABC's need.

Technically, all primaries are types of feuds, they just don't call them that. ABC chose a clickbait headline.

[RiverLover]

17. Or the need of the Dean brothers to disagree. Principles matter.

I'm sure they still love each other though!

[elleng]

2. Right, but would be more relevant IF Ms. Warren were open to running.

[RiverLover]

4. She has never said she isn't open to running. Just "I'm not running"

Present tense.

NOT "I'm not going to run.

NOT "I don't want to want & have no intention of doing so."

NOT "I want to endorse HIllary so I'm not going to run."

ONLY "I'm not running." because she isn't. No one is. Yet.

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. No shit...

[RiverLover]

6. Peace Vanilla!! :-) This may be the only time we agree on something-our family feud!!!

Sending good vibes & respect for our differences your way!!

[NYC_SKP]

7. Pics. The one on the left is the one on the Left. The one on the right is to the Right.

May we see more and more and more support for Senator Warren as we move closer to the Primaries.

We won't get a second chance.

[RiverLover]

10. Good observation!

I never notice stuff like that.

[RiverLover]

14. "Why Elizabeth Warren is liberals’ dream 2016 candidate, in 49 seconds"

Why Elizabeth Warren is liberals’ dream 2016 candidate, in 49 seconds
12/10/14

In case you've been hiding under some coats this week, liberals are keyed up on the idea of recruiting Elizabeth Warren to run for president in 2016. Warren showed why in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, protesting the inclusion of a measure that would loosen restriction on derivative trading in a $1 trillion spending bill Congress is expected to approve this week.

It's worth watching the entire speech -- it's less than eight minutes from beginning to end -- but if you are either super busy or an easily distracted millennial, pay particular attention to the first 49 seconds of this clip.

Here's the key line:

"I come to the floor today to ask a fundamental question -- who does Congress work for? Does it work for the millionaires, the billionaires, the giant companies with their armies of lobbyists and lawyers? Or does it work for all of us?"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/12/10/why-elizabeth-warren-is-liberals-dream-candidate-in-49-seconds/

[zappaman]

16. You better believe it!