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Jersey Devil

(9,881 posts)
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:22 AM Jan 2019

First impression - Elizabeth Warren interview with Rachel Maddow

Caught the interview last night. Warren is ready. She was very impressive. It was so good to hear someone sound "presidential" again after over two years of watching Trump. I don't know if she will win or not, but I think she is going to be damned hard to beat.

I am not jumping on the bandwagon yet. I want to hear her respond when brickbats are thrown at her. But if anyone is going to beat her they better have their A Game ready because she sounds like she's at top speed already.

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First impression - Elizabeth Warren interview with Rachel Maddow (Original Post) Jersey Devil Jan 2019 OP
Her message was crystal clear regarding changing the economic trajectory of the US Dennis Donovan Jan 2019 #1
That's good to see.. I liked Cha Jan 2019 #2
If she gets the nomination, I will happily vote for her. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #3
I too thought she was very impressive. babylonsister Jan 2019 #4
This is really going to be difficult in that every Democrat who has voiced a desire to run for monmouth4 Jan 2019 #5
I like having this many choices. Bucky Jan 2019 #7
She's inspirational Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #6
If they held the eelection right after her appearance on TRMS I would've voted for her. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #8
I thought Barrack Obama's 2008 campaign oganization was the best we've INdemo Jan 2019 #9
Well said! FakeNoose Jan 2019 #10
I agree !! INdemo Jan 2019 #13
they will torpedo her, like no one else before DENVERPOPS Jan 2019 #11
I disagree. Republicans will spin that notion INdemo Jan 2019 #12

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
1. Her message was crystal clear regarding changing the economic trajectory of the US
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:44 AM
Jan 2019

She needs to keep on that message, and campaign like hell in the rust belt states - she can't take those for granted!

Cha

(298,087 posts)
2. That's good to see.. I liked
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:48 AM
Jan 2019

her video.. Elizabeth talked about POC having a harder struggle and she had a spot with President Obama.. she didn't run from him.

GoCubsGo

(32,103 posts)
3. If she gets the nomination, I will happily vote for her.
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:50 AM
Jan 2019

Until then, I'd like to see what the others have to offer.

monmouth4

(9,717 posts)
5. This is really going to be difficult in that every Democrat who has voiced a desire to run for
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:36 AM
Jan 2019

President, and even those who have not yet, are superb choices. When it comes down to the final choice I will, of course, vote for our nominee. Getting there will be the challenge.

Bucky

(54,094 posts)
7. I like having this many choices.
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:50 PM
Jan 2019

I had some difficulty picking a candidate in 2004. But this year is a real Bumper Crop of strong contenders. We haven't had this manybgood choices since 1988. I'm feeling very optimistic about America right now, although I'm sure 2019 will beat that out of me.

I actually wanted Elizabeth Warren to run four years ago. She truly is brilliant. Her critiques of how predatory capitalism is squeezing the middle class is so insightful and so unifying. She's like Bernie Sanders for grown ups.

Like you, I'm not picking any one candidate yet. But I do know that having her up on the stage for the "cattle calls" is going to elevate the discussion. And that's a win for everybody

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
8. If they held the eelection right after her appearance on TRMS I would've voted for her.
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:38 PM
Jan 2019

She was fantastic!!!

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
9. I thought Barrack Obama's 2008 campaign oganization was the best we've
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 07:16 PM
Jan 2019

ever seen in my voting life time (my first election was 1968)
I believe Elizabeth Warren is on track to duplicate that quality staff. She has already hired one of Obama's top campaign experts
Elizabeth Warren knows how to organize a top notch grassroots organization like no other and this along with many other resaons I belive she will win Iowa and leave the pack behind going into NH

Anytime a candidate can defeat an incumbent by 8% it should tell us something about how well she can set up her organization...She won her reelection this time by what 23%

I am a progressive Liberal and Elizabeth Warren is my kind of candidate

I believe Democratic Voters are ready for a more progressive candidate regardless of how quickly the Corporate media is crying that Democrats need a more moderate.. Bullshit

FakeNoose

(32,917 posts)
10. Well said!
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 07:27 PM
Jan 2019

INdemo, we're close to the same age and I have a pretty good recall of the last 50 years of elections. I agree that Obama's campaign organizers were the best & brightest in my memory. It seems that Elizabeth Warren knows her stuff and knows how to win. A lot can happen in 2 years, so I'm not ready to jump on the Warren train yet. But I do believe she'll be among the last ones standing in 2020. I hope she makes it.

DENVERPOPS

(8,895 posts)
11. they will torpedo her, like no one else before
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:59 PM
Jan 2019

They will torpedo her, like no one else before.
They have been trashing her for two years.
Just hope she wasn't a "swiftboat" honored officer............
you saw what they did to an honorable war hero Kerrey..........

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
12. I disagree. Republicans will spin that notion
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:38 AM
Jan 2019

but it will not work.
She is 1,000 times more intelligent than the idiot in the White House and there aren't enough Republicans that are smart enough to "torpedo her"

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