Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I think Elizabeth Warren would solidify our Party more than anyone if she wins the nomination [View all]crazytown
(7,277 posts)until the SEIU:CAP forum. She of one of six to address the event along with Amy, Beto, Kamala, Julian Castro, and Hickenlooper.
And she killed it. This was a crowd of rank and file people and she rocked.
I keep cutting and pasting text because I cant link under DU rules
By near the end of the event, many attendees seemed a bit disappointed. Speakers like O'Rourke sounded good but lacked specifics. Others like Klobuchar who gave detailed responses about how she'd help labor didn't seem to have the energy necessary to take on President Trump.
Then Warren closed the day out. Seats began filling back up. Members of the press took their headphones off. If you had never looked at the polls, the energy in the room made you think Warren was about to accept her party's nomination for president.
(snip) One woman, who voted for Sanders in the 2016 primary and works for the Service Employees Union in Minnesota (said) earlier in the day that she wasn't sure someone like Warren had the charisma to take back the White House. As she left the venue, she had done a 180.
"I still have goosebumps," she said, right before taking out a cigarette.
And from WaPo
it all felt scattershot until Warren, the final speaker of the day ... The crowd gave (her) the most passionate response, with more than one standing ovation and cheers from almost the beginning of her half-hour appearance. She received another enthusiastic recep
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided