Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumElizabeth Warren earns endorsements from over 200 Obama alumni
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(CNN)Hundreds of veterans of Barack Obama's campaigns and administration have signed on to endorse Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, as multiple Democratic presidential candidates compete to claim the popular former president's political coalition and legacy.
With the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, more than 200 Obama alumni joined a signature-gathering effort led by a pair of former senior Obama aides, Sara El-Amine and Jon Carson. Among other roles, El-Amine was national director of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, while Carson was a national field director for Obama's 2008 campaign prior to joining the administration. Both served as executive directors of Organizing for America, the Obama grassroots organizing network.
The list of endorsers shared with CNN includes Robert Ford, ex-US ambassador to Syria, Natalie Foster, previously the digital director for Organizing for America, and Sean Carroll, a former senior official at USAID. It also features Obama alumni who are currently working on the Warren campaign full-time including in senior-most positions, like Warren chief strategist Joe Rospars, senior adviser Emily Parcell, national political director Rebecca Pearcey and national director of public engagement Alencia Johnson.
In an interview with CNN, El-Amine and Carson touted the "incredible diversity" of the group that has come out in support of Warren. The 200-plus names were collected in under a week, and they planned to continue growing the list, they said.
"We are a group that really uniquely knows that electability is self-determining and that oftentimes it's the people with the boldest vision and the most unlikely candidacies early on who can really shift the field," El-Amine said. "Sen. Warren really has the zest and the grit and the gumption and the audacity that we loved that President Obama really embodied."
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
OldRed2450
(710 posts)Good for Warren.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Any names that I might recognize?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(52,137 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
at140
(6,119 posts)Using words from Rapinoe.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
babylonsister
(171,571 posts)what Obama vets see in her that they don't see in Biden.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(70,981 posts)general but not a primary.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(12,327 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skya Rhen
(2,724 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,991 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)I was amused by the thread about Bernie the feminist. I see Biden and Bernie as both oozing toxic masculinity and white fragility. Quite the opposite of Obama and this endorsement makes a lot sense to me for that reason, though I don't know their specific reasons.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)What are the numbers of Obama vet endorsements for each candidate?
For without that sum to compare to and contrast against, the answer to your own question is without relevant context.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(304,990 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blm
(113,794 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(154,050 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,991 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(154,050 posts)Link to tweet
For Warren, the years of the financial crisis are now the touchstone of her political career, validating the conviction at the heart of her presidential candidacy: The system is rigged....
Other Obama administration officials call her a professional critic, sanctimonious, and a condescending narcissist. One former Treasury aide puts it this way: Were with Barack. Were the liberals. Why are you pissing in our face?
One of the administration officials adds: She loved herself, and some of her staff had a God view of her, and thats not aligned with government and bureaucrats which, require teamwork.
People who worked closely with Warren at that time but are not on her presidential campaign are equally scathing about Obama and his team.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,991 posts)Guess not everyone agrees with their ex-bosses.
Love that article, btw.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TomCADem
(17,732 posts)She is one of the Democratic candidates that I would be happy to see win the nomination. Also, open to Pete B and Biden. However, folks who make their career attacking Democrats or pushing Trump talking points attacking Democrats are not going to do it for me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden