Bravo Elizabeth Warren fans! Exceptional on CNN. Heart + Brains

[Laura PourMeADrink]

She has sincerely thought and analyzed every issue!

[Bradshaw3]

1. Yes and she has been fighting for economic equality for years

Not a recent convert like some running in this race.

[still_one]

2. She is an extremely bright and well versed, especially on economic issues and problems affecting

many people

[femmedem]

3. Am I going to have to change my preference again?

So many good choices! It's great to see this diverse crowd so enthusiastic about her.

[Bradshaw3]

7. Yes and she shot down any ageist or charisma attacks

She was vibrant and the diverse crowd loved her.

[Blue_true]

12. Let the debates steer you. nt

[kennetha]

4. It all sounds so easy

tax and tame the rich, basically, and all our problems will go away.

Is it really that simple?

[Bradshaw3]

6. Apparently too hard for some

Warren gave very detailed, knowledgable and well-thought out policy proposals to deal wiht the gross and ever-wosrsening economic inequaliites in this country and what you got from it was a simplistc tax and blame the rich and all our problems will go away"?

Sheesh. It's on again - try listening with an open mind.

[kennetha]

9. When ask if she would support a gas tax to deal with climate change and change incentives

she said, "I'd be open to that conversation. But I'll tell you want I want. I want to tax the super rich and use that to support things we care about."

Almost an exact quote.

That's what's called dishonest demagoguery. Sorry.

I've got a new principle. My new standard for presidential candidates... complete honesty in policy proposals. In particular, I will only give money to or vote for candidates who are willing and eager to honestly and forthrightly discuss the trade offs that would be required to make their policies reality.

For example, any candidate proposing anything close to European levels of social spending who refuses to admit up front that you cannot have European levels of spending without European levels of taxation will not get my vote or my money.
The candidate has to be willing to say that if that level of social spending means introducing the sort of broad based taxation schemes, including things like value added taxes, that Europeans deploy, fine let’s do it! Otherwise said candidate won’t get a cent or a vote from me, however much I agree with them otherwise!

Similarly, any candidate who is for single payer Medicare for All and for eliminating private insurance almost entirely, but refuses to honestly discuss the transition costs, won’t get a single cent or vote from me, at least not in the primaries.

If that candidate is the last candidate standing after the primaries and I have a choice between that candidate and Trump, well that’s a different calculus, obviously. Not that my money or vote will make a huge difference. I have only one vote in one primary and even less money! But perhaps others will join in. Maybe could start a grass roots movement for policy honesty in politics!

[crazytown]

22. You know the politics of this.

How to lose an election:-

[kennetha]

25. Don't think that is what did Mondale in really

But even if it did, these are different times.

Plus Warren is a much better salesperson than Mondale ever was.

He was milquetoast she burns with white hot passion and a searing intellect.

If she added brutal honesty not just about the wealthy but about all of us and what we must do together, she might be my preferred candidate.

[elleng]

11. Not at all what she suggested.

[Andy823]

5. I was very impressed with her

She did a great job of answering all the questions, and she did a great job!

[elleng]

8. She's still on. Re: Impeachment: See what comes from Mueller report.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Thank god, a sane mind!! No impeachment no matter what is absurd

As this horrid human being’s polls rise. W t f .

[elleng]

10. If she doesn't make it to White House, Eliz Warren for Sec. Treasury!

[brer cat]

14. She is a great candidate.

Intelligent, thoughtful, and inspiring.

[cilla4progress]

15. All Dem candidates are

EXCEPTIONAL!

[DemocracyMouse]

16. I've loved her since she first began working on the consumer protection agency a decade ago.

After seeing her give a major speech I was blown away. I put a handmade sign on my car (all across the bumper) that said "Warren for President" and she hadn't even hinted yet that she was interested.

So glad she is now running --- but also glad to see so many other great candidates who aren't afraid to learn from Warren and other economy-smart folks like Sanders (and gun control gurus like Hillary!)

[BlueWI]

17. Of course she has!

Who would doubt Warren's thorough grasp of the issues and general brilliance?

She's underrated and underappreciated as a candidate. She and Inslee would make a great ticket!!

[Maru Kitteh]

18. I watched but was in and out of the room cooking. Did she address her call

to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook? I like her, I really do, but that was a turn-off for me and I think a complete fail as a campaign issue.

[LovingA2andMI]

20. Actually..

Breaking them up is a really good thing. All three of these companies need to experience a 21st Century "Ma Bell" type situation in our humble opinion.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Breaking up companies that have a true monopoly is a good thing.

None of those qualify, so I disagree. Breaking up companies for being popular is not a really good thing.

[LovingA2andMI]

23. Wrong....

Facebook and Google take up over 70% of the online advertising marketplace which is a major reason why local news resources (i.e. - Online Newspapers, etc) are cutting employees left and right. Additionally, the decline in Brick and Mortar retail does have a causation effect to the rise of Amazon.

These scenarios are akin to monopolies either at the mid or maturing stage -- and its high time to break these companies up to allow competition in the marketplace.

[kennetha]

24. True monopolies require barriers to entry and unfair basis of competition

If there are no barriers to entry and if competition is fair mere dominance of an open fair competition is not really monopoly. If I win every game because I work harder in practice, hustle more on the field, and outwit you in coaching strategies, that’s not the kind of monopoly that needs breaking up. You just need to make yourself more competitive.

Are google and Facebook just really good at what they do or is the game rigged in their favor? That is the question.

[crazytown]

29. "With the antitrust laws that are already on the books

With we can undo big mergers that never should have been approved in the first place” Elizabeth Warren

There’s your answer. Undo anti-competitive mergers. You don’t have to prove a monopoly.

Elizabeth Warren knows this law back to front.

[Maru Kitteh]

31. Wrong.....

"akin" to monopoly ≠ monopoly.


Edited to add: Companies are broken up by courts. Courts operate on facts, not on thoughts, wishes and feelings. Courts require proof that a monopoly exists currently and will continue, not what somebody thinks or feels about what they are "on their way" to doing.

[Jarqui]

19. Couldn't watch it all but really liked what I saw

It looks like the best collection of Democrat candidates of my lifetime.

[MrsCoffee]

28. Democratic candidates.

[donkeypoofed]

26. She's a good one.

[lark]

27. I'm a Joe fan and I totally agree with you.

Liz has the best policy rx of anyone in the race, IMO. Her wealth tax is just genius! If Joe doesn''t get in the race, Liz may capture my primary vote? Seriously I am so excited for the debates and primaries, so looking forward to hearing all the various people and their ideas to save us from the Nazi movement and policies drumpf is pushing and to move the nation forward rather than the backward direction it's now going in.

[Power 2 the People]

30. She's fantastic!