Elizabeth Warren Is Catching Fire - Politico
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Elizabeth Warren is catching fire
The Massachusetts senator's latest moves inspire liberals hoping for a 2016 challenge to Clinton.
By Katie Glueck - Politico
12/13/14 7:12 PM EST - Updated 12/14/14 11:27 AM EST
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Ready for Warren? Run, Liz, Run? Run, Warren, Run? Draft Warren?
Progressive activists haven’t agreed on what to call the movement urging Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president, but they largely concur on this: With every recent anti-establishment move, the Massachusetts Democrat grows more attractive as a 2016 candidate, both in her own right and as a progressive foil for Hillary Clinton.
Such sentiments were on vivid display this week at RootsCamp, a gathering of some 2,000 progressive activists held in Washington, D.C. The event was held as Warren and others on the left have been denouncing the “cromnibus” spending bill winding its way through Congress over provisions they say are too friendly to Wall Street.
One panel at the conference, for instance, was called #HillaryProblems, and it delved into the disconnect between the Democratic establishment and the grass roots. Another was devoted to the “Draft Warren” movement, and it included members of groups such as MoveOn.org, which has pledged to spend at least $1 million to nudge the senator into the race, something she has said she won’t do.
Interviews with more than a dozen attendees, along with comments from panelists, suggest that Clinton — who many on the left view as too hawkish and soft on Wall Street — is still struggling to generate enthusiasm among progressives, even as she’s all but certain to announce a 2016 bid within a few months. The lack of excitement is especially palpable among younger liberals, the set that helped power Barack Obama to the Democratic nod over Clinton in 2008.
Warren, on the other hand, has seen her liberal stock rise even higher in recent days. Her fury over the “cromnibus” bill has further inspired her supporters, as has her loud opposition to Antonio Weiss, a presidential nominee for a Treasury Department post who has ties to Wall Street. On issues such as income inequality, student loan reform and more, progressives interviewed felt Warren could better channel their frustrations than Clinton. And they see her presence in a primary as a guarantee that Clinton would have to move further left and talk more about progressive issues.
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More: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/elizabeth-warren-budget-cromnibus-2016-elections-113561.html
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