Warren: 'I'm not running for president'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/10/18 08:14 PM EST

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) on Saturday said she is not running for president, but refused to pledge to serve out a full six-year term in the Senate if reelected in 2018.

In the interview airing Sunday on "Meet the Press", Warren repeated herself several times when pressed by host Chuck Todd on whether she planned to serve another six years in the Senate.

"So look, I am not running for president of the United States. I am running for the United States Senate," Warren said.

"But let me actually make a — underline a point on this one, and that is we can't just be a party that says, "Oh, we're paying attention about what happens every four years." And I know there's a lot of anxiety, particularly on the Democratic side, about how we are going to deal with Donald Trump in 2020," she added.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/377790-warren-im-not-running-for-president

[quartz007]

1. Warren is fantastic

speaker and candidate. I would love to see her
against the shithead in WH now.

[CentralMass]

4. +1

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Would LOVE to see Elizabeth run... still think she will.

[YOHABLO]

2. I am so sick of Trump, the Republicans, the right wing, christo fascists. Deal with Trump now !!

[sheshe2]

3. That is my Senator!

Boom!

[Kath2]

6. I love her.

Wish she was running. Love Kamala Harris, also.

[sheshe2]

9. I want her as my Senator.

this is where she needs to be and it is where she wants to be.

[Kath2]

10. She is EXCELLENT!!!

Love U and your fellow voters!

[sheshe2]

12. I disagree with her at times.

Still my Senator.

[Kath2]

13. Right on, luv.

She is usually right on.

[rufnear]

5. Was hoping maybe she would run

as a VP candidate. I really like her. Wishful thinking on my part.

[sheshe2]

11. Hey, rufnear.

Welcome to DU.

She is my Senator. Met her. Love and disagree with her. She is where she wants to be and can do the most good.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Her opportunity to run was 2016.

But she wasn't about to challenge Hillary Clinton.

I suspect she will be still trying to convince people she's not running up until the Democratic National Convention in 2020.

[7962]

15. Exactly. Hillary also said she was definitely not running again for any political office.

I dont know why it would be so hard for a politician to just say something like "I'm not planning to run. Ive got a lot of other things I want to do. I could change my mind in the future, but right now I'm just not seeing it"

[thesquanderer]

16. Bingo. This cat-and-mouse game of ambiguous phrasing...

...from someone who generally chooses her words very precisely, only serves to remind that, in the end, she's a politician. It's one of the few things that really irritates me about her, I wish she'd give an answer more like you suggest.

[7962]

20. Kinda the opposite of when a politician announces retirement;

and all of a sudden they start speaking like the rest of us!!

[rufnear]

25. I think it pays them to wait until...

..the campaign season ramps up a bit more, especially if they are on the fence. I understand the need for supporters to want to know early. Maybe Warren and Clinton feel that signing on early gives detractors more time to set up counter campaigns.

[Cha]

14. She's not running for prez in 2020.. But

she won't rule out serving her full 6 years?

Why would she be leaving if not to run for prez?

[thesquanderer]

17. re: "Why would she be leaving if not to run for prez?"

She could accept a nomination to be VP.

She could accept a cabinet appointment by a Dem pres who takes office in Jan 2021.

(And of course, she also could change her mind about running for president, even though, currently, she is not running, which is all she has explicitly said.)

[Cha]

18. Ah ha! I didn't

think of that one.. thank you!

[onetexan]

19. GOOD! Cuz i wouldn't vote for her

[7962]

21. Who would be your preference?

Honestly. I'm not giving you the "THATS A VOTE FOR TRUMP"
Just curious about peoples preference

[onetexan]

22. at this point we don't have a clue do we

as no one has declared their candidacy. Who would be my preference remains to be seen - depends on who runs.

[7962]

23. Just saw this; kinda backs up your previous post.

https://nypost.com/2018/03/11/elizabeth-warren-refuses-dna-test-to-prove-native-american-heritage/

This would dog her thru a whole campaign.

[elocs]

24. How would declaring now she is running for president

help in Warren's reelection to the Senate this year? People would tend to believe that being a senator would just be her backup plan if she fails to get the nomination.

[Renew Deal]

27. She doesnt want it

And that’s OK.