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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren: how Conservatives could make her the next US President [View all]Jasana
(490 posts)I donated to her and voted for her. I do not use her to bash other democrats and I don't think people here are using her to bash democrats either. Warren's / President Obama's fight to get her as head of the CFPB made her stand out.
She ran against Scott Brown (a repub who took over Ted Kennedy's old seat) in "liberal" Massachusetts in what was basically a grudge match between Rs and Ds that got coverage all over the country. This made her stand out even more.
She got small donations from people all over the country. In fact, I think she set some sort of record in small donations. She's vociferous and well spoken and when it comes to matters of finance she actually knows what the heck she's talking about.
My point is... she stands out all over the place and she ran on a populist message. I have no doubt that she would give HRC one hell of a fight in a primary if she wanted too.
But here's the tough part for any woman... if they're not hawks, they will be attacked as weak. If HRC runs, she's going to have to consider that dilemma at a very difficult time in American history. In this case, Warren might benefit from being more "unknown." There's a lot of interesting angles to think about here. Considering all the above, I highly doubt there are many people using Warren to bash democrats. I think that's a bit paranoid. (But hey... considering how rotten the repubs have become, I understand the paranoia.)