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Showing Original Post only (View all)Elizabeth Warren: how Conservatives could make her the next US President [View all]
The bipartisan power-@#$%ing of the 99% by the wealthy and their paid help in the White House and Congress will be the defining political issue in coming years.
One Surprising Statistic Shows How Conservatives Could Make Elizabeth Warren the Next U.S. President
The statistic: 88%. That's how many young conservatives agree with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on one of her main talking points. Though Warren may be seen as a darling of the left, it could actually be America's conservative voters that propel her political career.
A new Pew survey groups together Americans based on political opinions and reveals that many conservatives come down on on the more populist side of things. Two groups, "young outsiders" and "steadfast conservatives," tended to agree that our economic system is unfair and that large companies have too much power. This has been an idea Warren has consistentyl been championing for several years now.
Eighty-eight percent of young outsiders, a more libertarian-leaning group mainly in their 20s and 30s, agreed that too much power is concentrated in the hands of a few companies, while an equally surprising 69% agreed that the economic system unfairly favors the powerful. Steadfast conservatives were more reserved on the former measure, with 48% believing it's unfair (compared to 47% who find it fair), but in line on the second 71% think too few companies have too much power.
The statistic: 88%. That's how many young conservatives agree with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on one of her main talking points. Though Warren may be seen as a darling of the left, it could actually be America's conservative voters that propel her political career.
A new Pew survey groups together Americans based on political opinions and reveals that many conservatives come down on on the more populist side of things. Two groups, "young outsiders" and "steadfast conservatives," tended to agree that our economic system is unfair and that large companies have too much power. This has been an idea Warren has consistentyl been championing for several years now.
Eighty-eight percent of young outsiders, a more libertarian-leaning group mainly in their 20s and 30s, agreed that too much power is concentrated in the hands of a few companies, while an equally surprising 69% agreed that the economic system unfairly favors the powerful. Steadfast conservatives were more reserved on the former measure, with 48% believing it's unfair (compared to 47% who find it fair), but in line on the second 71% think too few companies have too much power.
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Elizabeth Warren: how Conservatives could make her the next US President [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Jun 2014
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Her credentials on economic justice are what separates EW from the pack. She has broad appeal.
Scuba
Jun 2014
#2
She voted with and for the Republicans for years so it is not surprising that they'd vote for her.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#9
That's right. 17 fucking years of running her mouth about sanctity and faith.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#22
That was rude and uncalled for. Your supposition is that I'm 'pulling for' a candidate.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#36
And yet you called me an idiot because you read with presumptions flying.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#44
You are callling me names while I am being perfectly polite to you and simply questioning a
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#52
But on average, the top 1% earned $1.12 million, up from $980,000 the year before
Omaha Steve
Jun 2014
#26
Do you really want a discussion of what 'average', 'mean' and 'above' mean?
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2014
#73
My 2008 first choice was John Edwards, right message for a $ guy, wrong messenger unfortunately
Omaha Steve
Jun 2014
#35
No need to keep repeating that warren is "very wealthy". Wealth is not the reason some
djean111
Jun 2014
#18
Ah, another person who thinks it is about Hilary. It's not. If she vanished, I'd still want to know
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#33
No, I do not think it wrong to ask her. I like her policies and actions NOW, though.
djean111
Jun 2014
#51
People can't abide questions. I have plenty for any candidate who claims to be Presidential quality
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#40
I really do respect your posts on HRC and EW and agree they both must answer questions
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#58
Thanks, because while I don't currently support either, I like both more than their actual
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#68
Hilary was not anti-equality. But she was politically expedient in support for gay rights.
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#71
Warren is the only Democrat of national prominence whose rhetoric even suggests
Maedhros
Jun 2014
#76
I will vote for Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic Primary for the 2016 election.
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#23
Warren's analysis of our economic disease is shared by many libertarian/Tea Party Republicans.
former9thward
Jun 2014
#34
one has to run for president to get elected. she emphatically says no to running.
spanone
Jun 2014
#59