Just in for me, this 2016 sh*t just got more interesting.
Democrats convene --Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times-- "Run Warren Run" merchandise being sold before the first panels at the Democratic convention in Anaheim on Saturday.
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Well no, she is not going to run so....
'wait wait wait wait a minute.' :) Sorry for the title.
Please.
Ahem. Lessee here.
What I wanted with the title was to rope you into sharing the joy of Elizabeth Warren running around the country working for progressive Democrats, spanking the Republican Party, working to rebuild/strengthen the Democratic Party. And doing it well!
This is not a diary about electing Elizabeth Warren president.
This is not a diary about electing Elizabeth Warren president.
This is not a diary about electing Elizabeth Warren president.
Supporting Progressives to Run in States and Localities
Whew. Thought I better repeat that. Thank you.
The purpose of this diary is to support the idea of how progressives like Warren go about generating enthusiasm for progressives at State Conventions and elsewhere toward the goal that Meteor-Blades pushes for, working at all levels to put progressives in local and state offices, Congress, etc.
I like to think of it as progressive coverage 'From precincts to President.'
Elizabeth Warren has such gravitas and a strong sense of propriety.
And she has been stumping for liberals and progressives around the country, this time for AG Harris in her bid for the Party's nomination to replace Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a tub-thumping speech to delegates at the California Democratic Party convention in Anaheim on Saturday, touching on the policy themes that have made her the increasingly popular champion of her party's liberal wing and bestowing conspicuous praise on state Atty. Gen. and U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris.
Warren on Harris:
"That woman was fearless" in helping combat unscrupulous lending and foreclosure practices in California, Warren said of Harris, whom she endorsed for the Senate seat earlier this year.
There's more
Anyone hoping for Warren to call out President Obama by name over a controversial trade pact was disappointed. But she did make caustic remarks about the deal, saying it would benefit multinational corporations and "leave American workers in the dirt."
And she made abstract attacks on those who place politics above principle, comments that could be seen as indirect criticism of White House leadership on some core Democratic causes.
"When we stand together, when we make it clear what we believe in, America is ready to stand with us," Warren told the rapt crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center. "This isn't just about politics. It's about values."
Later, she added, "We don't win what we don't fight for."
EW on The Republicans:
EW was out in California dishing out the red meat/spicy Vegan Thai to the Cali Dem Convention, and pumping them up for the heavy lifting back home.
And of course she gave Republicans no quarter:
Taking advantage of the convention center's proximity to Disneyland, Warren had less kind words for the crop of contenders for the Republican presidential nomination.
"Some of these guys took one spin too many on the teacups ride across the street," she said.
More:
In her speech, Warren also sketched the historical narrative that has helped fuel her rise in public life, portraying the U.S. as a country whose middle class, after close to a century of prosperity, has been hollowed by conservative policies from the 1980s on.
Put Reagan In Proper Perspective
She said the governorship of former President Ronald Reagan in the Golden State was "the epicenter of the earthquake that shook the middle class
"Trickle-down economics was nothing more than political cover for helping the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful," she said.
Today, Warren said, "This country isn't working for working people. It's working only for people at the top. That's not the American dream. That's the American nightmare."
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Great work, Senator Warren. Inspiring job you are doing modeling for progressives courage and hard work win.