No Endorsement Yet,

[Marty McGraw]

But Plenty of Clues from Sen. Elizabeth Warren

In speech lambasting big money in politics, 'Warren came as close as she has—or perhaps will—come to officially endorsing Sanders.'

by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer



With days to go before the critical Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, pundits are abuzz about one potential endorsement in particular—one they say could actually sway voters: that of progressive luminary Elizabeth Warren.

Many are pointing to an impassioned speech the senator from Massachusetts gave on the U.S. Senate floor last week, in which she offered what Salon described on Tuesday as a "not-so-subtle endorsement of Bernie Sanders."

The speech, which marked the sixth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, lambasted the "flood of hidden money that is about to drown our democracy." It called for citizen-funded elections, stronger financial disclosure laws, and a "full-blown" Constitutional amendment to restore authority to Congress, individual states, and the American people to regulate campaign finance.

But "[t]he most revealing part of the speech was the end," wrote Salon staff writer Sean Illing, when "Warren came as close as she has—or perhaps will—come to officially endorsing Sanders."

"A new presidential election is upon us," Warren said. "The first votes will be cast in Iowa in just eleven days. Anyone who shrugs and claims that change is just too hard has crawled into bed with the billionaires who want to run the country like some private club."

More at the Link:

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/27/no-endorsement-yet-plenty-clues-sen-elizabeth-warren

[reformist2]

1. Just a few more comments like those could push Bernie over the top for sure in Iowa!

[Marty McGraw]

2. It's about as close as one

can get in describing what's at stake w/o just spelling out the actual candidate in reference's name! She treats those who listen with actually possessing cognitive independent thought.

[reformist2]

3. I love how she's clevelry threading the needle, all but endorsing Bernie without incurring the wrath

of the party elite for endorsing the "wrong" candidate. Of course the insiders are probably irate whenever Lizzie speaks now, but they can't say so in public!

[brooklynite]

7. I see...Elizabeth Warren is "afraid" of the Party elite...

[reformist2]

8. Maybe not fearful, but wary. They are not to be trusted...

A pretty smart person once said: be wise as a serpent, gentle as a dove...

[brooklynite]

11. IOW Afraid...either she'll stand up to "the Party Bosses" or she won't

[ram2008]

12. She's free to do as she pleases n/t

[closeupready]

16. +1. Elizabeth Warren is not running - it's her voice, her choice.

[reformist2]

14. If totally ignoring them works better for electing Bernie, that's great. Their power will evaporate.

No need for any stupid deliberate confrontation!

[californiabernin]

4. Look for a Sanders endorsement sometime in March. n/t

[jillan]

5. I'm thinking if he wins Iowa and NH she may do it.

Love your name btw

[Marty McGraw]

9. ^^That!!^^ ('-')

[brooklynite]

6. Remember two week ago when President Obama and VP Biden "hinted" at endorsing Sanders?

How'd that work out?

[ram2008]

13. Looks like the meeting went well today

[Beacool]

17. Sanders requested the meeting in December and the president graciously invited him to the WH.

[Marty McGraw]

15. Nope.

Bet you didn't though...