Warren's On The Rise, But Can She Convince Democrats She Can Beat Trump?

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Warren's On The Rise, But Can She Convince Democrats She Can Beat Trump?

August 28, 20195:00 AM ET

DOMENICO MONTANARO at NPR

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/28/754856480/warrens-on-the-rise-but-can-she-convince-democrats-she-can-beat-trump

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Voters on the campaign trail continue to say they like Warren, but they aren't sure she can win. It's something researchers and Democratic strategists think she can get past, and they say her rise might be proving the naysayers wrong already.

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"She's so good at explaining her ideas in a way that makes sense to the audience," said Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist who worked on the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and Stacey Abrams' Georgia bid for governor but is not currently affiliated with any presidential campaign. "And she's winning people over; the challenge will be all the money that will be spent to make her ideas sound scary."

Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, said the questions about Warren's electability are something of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

"In some ways, it seems like it's a story that is self-perpetuating," Walsh said. "There are a lot of people who say they're enthusiastic about her, but afraid others aren't — and that creates this notion that she or a woman in general won't become electable."



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[LincolnRossiter]

1. I don't agree with many of Warren's policy's (notably MFA), but my primary reservation with her is

her electability. I think she's a wonderful, sharp, genuine lady (past indiscretion aside). But I don't think she can beat Trump. I think her politics are too far left to form a winning coalition.

[Demsrule86]

11. I second this opinion...agree with every word...and she is not doing well enough in the AA community

[applegrove]

2. I need to know how she gets teased by her family, friends, colleagues and students.

I know she is a great egg. That comes across in all her policy positions. Being able to imagine her being teased would help me see it visually. I'm not getting much of a visual right now and 10% of voters are dyslexics who are visual based. Plus it would diminish how Trump makes fun of her indigenous heritage issue. We are all blessed and challenged. The only person who is the best, least racist, smartest, stable, big crowded politician is Trump. And i'd like to see that contrast between the two of them in the big race. Plus swing state voters seem to like politicians who make gaffes like Biden or Trump. They don't like pointy headed intellectuals. IMHO

[Otto Lidenbrock]

3. if she has a strong debate coming up she will have convinced doubters to give her a chance

what is trump really going to do? shout pocahontas 300 times?

[highplainsdem]

5. Trump's already hintng he won't debate. And there's been little evidence from polling

that the debates are making much of a difference in the primary race. In fact, I recall one poll asking voters if the debates changed their minds, and 80% said No.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

7. trump will debate

He gets his kick from ratings and even his own supporters will see not debating as a cowardly move

as for the primary race i think everyone has been waiting for Joe and Liz to share the stage. We'll see.

[applegrove]

8. I wonder if he'll do that 'bee dance' on stage for his base behind Liz or Kamala

during the debates. It must instruct his base who is dominant.

[Demsrule86]

12. Shout socialist 1000 times...and she will take away you healthcare 10,000 times.

[backtoblue]

4. This Democrat is convinced

[turbinetree]

6. If people understand John Trudell and the below quote, they would understand Elizabeth Warren.......

in my opinion.....................

"I am not looking to overthrow the American government, the corporate state already has, John Trudell- Santee Dakota activist, artist, and poet (1946-2015)"

And she is fighting the corporate state...............................and yes, I am bias....................and she will hold her own ground and her common sense plans..............................again, I am bias.........................when she was kicked off the senate floor....................................by the guy from Kentucky.........................

[customerserviceguy]

9. The next debate will be her most important one

So far, she's been lucky to avoid having to face anyone who could seriously challenge her. And Bernie doesn't count, he will probably never say a negative thing about her, and vice-versa.

[Demsrule86]

13. Sanders will go after her if she has in fact surpassed him...don't kid yourself.

[customerserviceguy]

14. I don't know

they were pretty chummy at the last debate. Also, there's not a massive difference in their positions on most of the issues, and I think they respect each other as allies. Certainly, if one of them were to become President, that person would need the help and cooperation from the other in getting an agenda through the Senate.

It would not surprise me if they were to cut a deal under the right circumstances. Say that we go into the convention with Joe Biden holding 40% of the first-ballot delegates, and the combination of Sanders and Warren holding over 50% of that number. If the alternative is to wait for the superdelegates to put Biden over the top, I can see them working out a situation where Sanders is the nominee, and Warren is his VP, in order to ensure that a Democratic Presidency does not go the way of a moderate administration.

[Demsrule86]

15. He will sick his surrogates on her...like Sirota...she wasn't ahead of him last time.

[customerserviceguy]

16. Hmm, then we will see

if she publicly asks him to call off his attack dogs, or at least repudiate their remarks. My guess is that she will ignore them, both to avoid a confrontation with Sanders, and to not breathe new life into the surrogate attacks.

She's got her eyes on the prize, and the only one I expect her to attack is Trump.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Unfortunately - no way she'd win Texas. People

Here don't want women and don't want liberals.