Warren reins in 'rigged' comment about 2016 primary

[DonViejo]

By Annie Linskey GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 09, 2017

WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren walked back her explosive comments that the Democratic primary process in 2016 was “rigged,” telling a local newspaper in Massachusetts this week that the process was “fair.”

The change in her view of the Democratic primary came six days after she shocked Democrats by unexpectedly wading into the party’s civil war and validating former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile’s allegations that Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters controlled party operations before Clinton was the nominee.

Warren told the Springfield Republican on Wednesday there was “some bias” within the DNC when the ultimate nominee, Clinton, and Bernie Sanders were battling for the party’s nomination. But she also said “the overall 2016 primary process was fair and Hillary made history.”

It’s a marked change from her comments last week when Warren said in three national TV interviews that the process was rigged. She was most explicit in a back-and-forth with PBS’s Judy Woodruff in which she said: “We recognize the process was rigged, and now it is up to Democrats to build a new process, a process that really works, and works for everyone.”

On Thursday, a spokesman for Warren, Lacey Rose, said, “Senator Warren believes there was bias at the DNC but when asked in an interview on Wednesday she clarified her belief that the broader primary process was fair.”

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[DURHAM D]

1. toast

[rusty fender]

6. With regret jam

[ecstatic]

2. Many people will only remember that she said it was rigged

Check out the comments on her Facebook page.
Both EW and Bernie have megaphones and need to be a lot more responsible when making comments.

[MrsCoffee]

3. Too little, too late.

[samnsara]

4. too bad..i kinda liked her...

[Bradshaw3]

5. Elizabeth Warren is a great Democrat and senator

She will be re-elected and continue to be a leader of the party. This is no big deal.

[brush]

7. Yep, but she can forget any presidential bid.

[Bradshaw3]

8. Not true at all

This is a minor thing that pales in comparison to her stances for working people, against big money and speaking out when many wouldn't. She would be a great candidate who could appeal to working classes that others haven't. I hope she runs in 2020 because she would stand a good chance of getting elected and changing things for the better. This non-story will be long forgotten by then. With drumpf as president and all the problems we have, it's ridiculous to write her off over something as trivial as this.

[brush]

9. The bloom is off the rose. Too many new, younger candidates emerging. Her shot was 2016 but she...

didn't take it, left the more progressive constituency to Sanders, a non-Democrat.

A lot of people were clamoring for her to run and she would've had a better shot as she was an actual Democrat who would'nt have gotten all the criticism that Sanders did of just using the party.

But, as they say, hindsight is always 20/20.

[workinclasszero]

13. Agree

Look at all the young diverse democrats that just got elected!

It's time to look to the future and win with these young folks I believe.

[Bradshaw3]

22. I would take her over any "younger" candidates I see

Once we get tot know them the bloom could be off the rose on them.

[brush]

34. Why not we let them bloom first then make our decisions. I think Warren missed her window.

[moda253]

21. She wouldn't ever get my primary vote.

Not Going To Happen.

We need presidents that can see the big picture before running their mouth.

[Bradshaw3]

23. Well when you have that perfect candidate let us know

One who never ever misspeaks or gets anything wrong. Good luck with that.

[Agschmid]

12. Shes not as safe as you think, remember Mass. elected Scott Brown.

Mass also has a Republican Governor, and Baker is one of (if not the) most popular governor in the USA.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/11/poll-shows-charlie-baker-most-popular-governor-america-again/lH9aH3EX3lS2wuXeAtzzGO/amp.html

[Bradshaw3]

20. I guarantee she will be re-elected

We can check back in November and you can rip me. But she won't.

[NCTraveler]

17. I think it's a bit of a big deal.

I also think the rest of your comments are spot on. In politics, a big deal often only sticks around for a day or two. Some will not let go of this. Others will see the big picture. Warren has zero record of repeated ratfucking like Sanders. The situations simply aren't the same. She is a great Democrat, Senator, and will continue to be a leader. She will get a 20 from me for her next campaign.

[Blue_Tires]

10. So now we can consider the matter officially closed

[workinclasszero]

11. I guess she took her foot out of her mouth first

Oh well its good to know who your friends are eh?

Donna Brazile and Sen. Warren have told me all I need to know about them.

[grossproffit]

36. Me too. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

[lunamagica]

14. Wishy washy Warren

[NurseJackie]

15. Too late. This is why she'll NEVER be our party's nominee for President. She...

She showed poor judgement in her RUSH to speak without researching the FACTS. She showed poor judgement in NOT waiting. She showed poor judgement in her MUCH DELAYED retraction or "walk-back". She showed poor judgement in her "sorry-not-sorry" non-apology.

I can't trust her any more. With knee-jerk responses and an apparent inability to accept responsibility for her own mistakes... she's only suited to be the senator from Mass... NOT our party's nominee. She may be a "scrappy fighter" in the US Senate... and that's all well-and-good... but she has demonstrated to me that she does NOT have the wisdom, nor the thoughtfulness, nor the humility, nor the courage, nor the demeanor for the job.

I'm very disappointed.

[Bradshaw3]

19. It's a long list of politicians who gave non-apologies or who lacked courage in certain situations

Including Hillary Clinton. That certainly didn't disqualify her. To take this one episode as defining Warren is ridiculous, especially considering her exemplary record. Her real "crime" here is not misspeaking or being wrong but that it was taken as an attack on Hillary, and those are not permitted, even if it is as minor as this is.

Warren would be a great nominee for President.

[NurseJackie]

24. I believe that some excuse her sorry behavior BECAUSE it was an attack on Hillary and...

... on the party. Warren would be a weak national candidate. I'd never vote for her to be our party's nominee.

[Bradshaw3]

26. There may be a few

But I don't think her behavior is as big a deal as some are making it out to be, and some are overreacting because of their biases. I think Hillary won both the primary and general fair and square and would have made an excellent president despite having some of the same shortcomings attributed to Warren. I would say the same about Warren, who would be a strong national candidate for several reasons that far outweigh this incident.

[NurseJackie]

30. Nope. She fucked up. She'll NEVER be our party's nominee.

Scrappy-fighter Elizabeth Warren will remain in the Senate.

[lunamagica]

37. I think accusing someone of rigging a primary is a big deal

[joshcryer]

29. Hillary Clinton has always waited for the facts.

When the emails came out her initial apology was a non-apology but then she got all the facts, talked to attorneys, etc, and finally made a very concrete apology. That's how it should be done. You should never apologize for something you didn't do just to appease people. There are really nasty people out there who will jump on your apology even if you weren't wrong, because it validates their hatred for you.

[msongs]

16. another nonapology from a politician who will not admit being wrong nt

[Tavarious Jackson]

18. Meh. nt

[Kaleva]

25. This will leave a mark

She shouldn't have said anything at all in the first place. One would tie themselves into a knot trying to explain the shift from "rigged" to "fair".

I don't have any issues with Warren an think she is a fine Senator but this is an example of the mouth moving faster then the brain.

[Squinch]

27. This isn't making it better. I'm very disappointed.

[Bleacher Creature]

28. She should have come right out and apologized.

Especially after Brazile's story was proven false. I think Warren is fantastic and I will follow and support her anywhere and anytime. This doesn't lessen my admiration for her in the slightest. But she's better than this kind of thing.

[tavernier]

31. So why did she go all out campaigning

for Hillary if she suspected foul play? (I’m remembering the hugs and high fives and embraces that now look phony...) Was she disappointed that she didn’t get the VP invite?

I think she is brilliant and a great and caring American and I can’t fault her for being ambitious, but I don’t much care for fair weather friends and that is the impression I took from her statements last week.

[Mike Nelson]

32. Going from...

..."rigged" to "fair" is more than "walking back." Also, she said "rigged" with much more conviction. I think she and Bernie have a bad case of the "It Could'a Been Me" blues. Good news is how many new people are running and winning...

[MyOwnPeace]

33. I have......

great faith and hope in Sen. Warren. If she were to run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 I would consider her to be an outstanding candidate.
I think this was a "blip" in the road for her and I will not hold it against her (at this point I'm not even sure if she was wrong in what she said - I need to know more about the background and context).
ALL candidates for both parties have their own trails of "oops" and the electorate treats them all differently. Really, someone says to "grab them by the........" and STILL gets elected?
To me - this is no big deal - and CERTAINLY NOT a killer - but it does get my attention - and I will be watching.........................

[grossproffit]

35. Girl, bye!