Warren shows signs of momentum after slow start

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) almost single-minded focus on policy and her ambitious field organizing may be starting to pay off.

A handful of national polls released this week show the Massachusetts senator gaining on her competition, even placing second to former Vice President Joe Biden in one survey.

At the same time, she has largely cemented her standing as the leader of the ideas primary; a candidate who has managed to secure consistent media coverage and draw curious voters to campaign events by issuing a steady stream of detailed progressive policy proposals on everything from corporate consolidation in the agriculture sector to mounting student loan debt.

“She definitely, I think, stumbled a little out of the gate. But the last week to 10 days have obviously been her best,” Joe Trippi, a veteran adviser to multiple Democratic presidential campaigns, said. “She’s obviously done very well.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/441902-warren-shows-signs-of-momentum-after-slow-start?userid=229233

[Politicub]

1. She is fantastic in town hall forums and on the stump

I always look forward to hearing her speak. Her ideas are bold and, if enacted, would help so many people.

And she explains how to pay for each and every proposal she has put forth.

[uawchild]

2. She's definitely on the right track

about being issue oriented.

People DO want their concerns addressed and addressed with specific plans, not vague platitudes.

[BlueMTexpat]

3. I'm trending towards her

recently. She has solid and well thought-out ideas. She also relates well to people, yet does not hesitate to call out GOPers - and nails it when she does.

She is no "flash in the pan" candidate. Not at all.

[Merlot]

4. The more people who hear her, the more that will like her

I can't wait until the debates.

[riversedge]

5. Warren is a policy wonk--same as Hillary was. I like that.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) almost single-minded focus on policy and her ambitious field organizing may be starting to pay off.

A handful of national polls released this week show the Massachusetts senator gaining on her competition, even placing second to former Vice President Joe Biden in one survey.

At the same time, she has largely cemented her standing as the leader of the ideas primary; a candidate who has managed to secure consistent media coverage and draw curious voters to campaign events by issuing a steady stream of detailed progressive policy proposals on everything from corporate consolidation in the agriculture sector to mounting student loan debt.

“She definitely, I think, stumbled a little out of the gate. But the last week to 10 days have obviously been her best,” Joe Trippi, a veteran adviser to multiple Democratic presidential campaigns, said. “She’s obviously done very well.”

The recent polling bump signals that Warren’s fortunes may be changing after a slow — and at times rocky — start to her campaign.

Her decision last year to take a DNA test to prove her claims of Cherokee ancestry not only provided political fodder for President Trump, who has long derided her as “Pocahontas,” but angered some Native Americans and critics on the left, who accused her of cultural appropriation.

And despite being one of the highest-profile Democrats to enter the primary contest, Warren struggled to match the online fundraising numbers of several of her opponents.

She raised just under $300,000 online in the 24 hours after she launched her presidential exploratory committee. By comparison, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) raked in more than $6 million in online donations in the day after he announced his candidacy.

Her decision in February to forego high-dollar fundraisers prompted the resignation of her campaign’s finance director, Michael Pratt, who had warned against cutting off a significant source of cash.

Warren’s allies dispute the characterization that she has struggled to find her footing in the race. Her strategy, they say, has always been to play the long game — an early announcement followed by rapid staff hires and consistent policy rollouts.

She has already put together a campaign team of more than 200 people, many of them based in crucial early primary and caucus states, according to a person familiar with the campaign’s staffing, giving her an early organizing advantage in the places that will help set the tone of the 2020 nominating contest.

“She has the opportunity to try to build a quiet juggernaut that does what we’ve always said is the real spade work of grass-roots organizing,” Scott Ferson, a Boston-based Democratic strategist, said.

And while Warren was outraised by four of her Democratic opponents in the first quarter of the year — she brought in about $6 million — she was able to transfer more than $10 million from her Senate campaign account, giving her the resources to fund her White House bid for months to come.

At the same time, Warren has largely established herself as a kind of thought leader in the Democratic field, embracing her reputation as a detail-oriented policy wonk who excels at explaining often-complex proposals to audiences. One slogan, “Warren has a plan for that,” has become a rallying cry for the senator’s supporters.

Her regular release of policy proposals has guaranteed her steady coverage in the media, while also putting pressure on her opponents to stake out positions of their own.

Last week, for instance, Warren unveiled a sweeping plan to cancel most student loan debt and offer tuition-free public college. Hours later at a CNN town hall, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was asked whether he supported that proposal.

“I really haven't studied it, but I think, you know, Elizabeth and I end up agreeing on a whole lot of issues,” he said. “And what she understands and what I understand is we don't punish people for the crime of getting a higher education.”

[Andy823]

7. I heard on TV earlier today

That the people love her because of all of her policy plans, and she actually explains who they will be implemented. She is not all talk. I think Bernie better watch out because she is going to out shine him.

[rgbecker]

6. I'd like to see Warren and Bernie team up in some fashion right now.

I don't care who is Pres and who is VP but the two need to unite their like minded supporters and put an end to those that would accept the status quo, thinking that that is the only way to beat Trump.

The two have brought forward the most progressive ideas and plans for implementation. They are unafraid to say what most Democrats would like to feel free to say. They both are asking "Why not."