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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCandidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message
http://www.thenation.com/blog/177121/candidate-not-elizabeth-warren-has-right-2016-message
It is no secret that, should Hillary Clinton decide to mount a White House bid in 2016, she is well positioned to become the first woman president of the United States. It is hard to find a pollster who does not share the view of veteran Democratic analyst Doug Schoen: Clinton not only leads the Democratic field in polls but also leads potential Republican challengers.
To be specific, according to the latest NBC News poll, Clinton is the favored candidate of 66 percent of prospective 2016 Democratic primary voters. Her appeal cuts across demographic lines, taking in those who view her candidacy as historic, those who share her views and those who simply see her as a winner. Just 14 percent opt for an alternative at this point. (In a Public Policy Polling survey from earlier this month, Clintons at 67 percent among Democrats) In NBCs hypothetical November 2016 pairing, Clinton beats the hot Republican prospect of the moment, Chris Christie, by a 10 point margin nationally. Clinton [is] benefiting from the same demographic trends that helped propel President Barack Obama to win the election in 2008 and re-election in 2012, argues a poll analysis, which also suggests that other prominent Democrats would likely avoid the race if Clinton decides to throw her hat into the ring.
But if Hillary Clinton does not run, or if she runs poorly, does that mean that there will be no woman bidding for the presidency?
No.
In addition to the men whose names get tossed aroundVice President Joe Biden, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Maryland Governor Martin OMalley, former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and some have even suggested Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (though he proudly sits as an independent) there are a number of prominent Democratic women whose names have surfaced as potential contenders: Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and, above all, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Duh!
-Laelth
Laelth
(32,017 posts)§?We believe in raising the minimum wageand so do 71 percent of people. The Republicans will fight us, but the American people are on our side.
§?We believe in preventing cuts to Social Security benefitsand so do 87 percent of Americans. The Washington insiders will fight us, but the American people are on our side.
§?We believe in rebuilding our infrastructure and in passing legislation to create jobsand so do 75 percent of Americans. The Tea Party will fight us, but the American people are on our side.
What's not to like?
-Laelth
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Spot on.
-Laelth
fasttense
(17,301 posts)out of all of these names the ticket should be
"Warren and Sanders."
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Wilms
(26,795 posts)Wilms
(26,795 posts)How does it look??
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Thanks for fighting the good fight.
-Laelth
Whisp
(24,096 posts)Or possibly a vp spot for George W. Bush. Her mother-in-law, the Quaker Oats Lady, would approve, and be amused! I say mom in law because apparently Bill is like a son to the old man and everyone in the family just loves him like a brother. They go out and do things like Fix Haiti together, and stuff.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)This is it. Deceit, robbery and heartlessness - all for cramming more cash in their expensive jeans.
Unfortunately there are lots more of this type of thing.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)Beacool
(30,253 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)nice slip there, please proceed Ms. Beacool.
Beacool
(30,253 posts)I think that she's in a great spot to make a long lasting difference right where she is at the moment.
eridani
(51,907 posts)Oh, wait---
And while you're waiting, reread Beinart's The New New Left.
Beacool
(30,253 posts)He's not a socialist.
eridani
(51,907 posts)There will have to be a recount, but later ballots always favor Dems over Repubs, and more progressive over less progressive candidates.
De Blasio is a progressive Democrat, not a socialist.
Beacool
(30,253 posts)I hadn't heard about that election.
eridani
(51,907 posts)It puts Warren,
Check out "The Rise of the New New Left", by Peter Beinart
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/12/the-rise-of-the-new-new-left.html
It is these two factorstheir economic hardship in an age of limited government protection and their resistance to right-wing cultural populismthat best explain why on economic issues, Millennials lean so far left. In 2010, Pew found that two-thirds of Millennials favored a bigger government with more services over a cheaper one with fewer services, a margin 25 points above the rest of the population. While large majorities of older and middle-aged Americans favored repealing Obamacare in late 2012, Millennials favored expanding it, by 17 points. Millennials are substantially more prolabor union than the population at large.
Most striking of all, Millennials are more willing than their elders to challenge cherished American myths about capitalism and class. According to a 2011 Pew study, Americans under 30 are the only segment of the population to describe themselves as have nots rather than haves. They are far more likely than older Americans to say that business enjoys more control over their lives than government. And unlike older Americans, who favor capitalism over socialism by roughly 25 points, Millennials, narrowly, favor socialism.De Blasio and Sawant into a common perspective.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)Warren would make an exceptional President and if Clinton doesn't run, I want to see Warren take up the banner.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)convincing arguments and personal power, thus setting policy for generations to come.
DJ13
(23,671 posts)But I doubt its a message Hillary believes in.
Oh she may work it into her campaign, but she probably wont follow through if elected.
Archaic
(273 posts)We thought Wall Street/Billionaire spending was bad and the ads were ugly before.
If Senator Warren runs for office, we'd see an easy $50B spent against her, and the true colors of the national media. I wouldn't be surprised if they all just refused to acknowledge she was a candidate, not televise her debates, list her vote totals in primaries, etc.