2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren is being swarmed for not endorsing Bernie Sanders [View all]Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)You can be sure people get the same kind of pressure from within, with similar arguments on a regular basis, outside of the public eye. Because this movement in particular is powered by the people, not a pac, the pressure is public. After all, she is an elected representative (in MA anyway) and should be representing. She may not be answerable to people outside of MA but she has become our leader in a way, people want her to lead.
On the other hand, she is only formally beholden to her constituents and is not ours to control. She's under no obligation to do our bidding.
I'd love for her to endorse my candidate (Bernie) but I trust that if she does, she knows when the time is right. Light pressure is one thing, public commanding and demanding is quite another. It's a bad look.