Elizabeth Warren is on her way to becoming the most powerful liberal in the Senate

By Paul Kane July 25 at 11:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Elizabeth Warren disappointed liberals when she decided not to run for president. Many on the left were dismayed again when she didn’t make the cut as Hillary Clinton’s running mate, dashing dreams of an all-female ticket that could rev up the Democratic base.

But as she took the stage in prime time Monday night at the Democratic National Convention for perhaps the most anticipated speech of her career, Warren positioned herself to wield singular power over Democratic politics and the party’s policy agenda from her perch in the Senate, no matter who wins the presidency.

While Sen. Bernie Sanders built a mass following this year as a Democratic outsider demanding a political “revolution,” Warren has staked out her place as an agitating insider — pushing her party to the left on Wall Street regulation while lending her celebrity to raise money for the party and build useful personal relationships in the Capitol.

Warren signaled her intentions with a series of fiery attacks Monday night against Trump and GOP lawmakers. “This November the American people are coming for you,” she said of Republicans.

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