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Elizabeth Warren
In reply to the discussion: Top liberals call for Warren candidacy - They say that Hillary needs a Democratic opponent. [View all]abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)39. Found this on his Facebook page:
Robert Reich
March 24 at 8:13am ·
I appreciate the encouraging words from those of you urging me to run, but I'm way too short, too outspoken, and too unwilling to kiss wealthy posteriors to be a viable candidate. But if Elizabeth Warren remains adamantly opposed to entering the race, and if neither Hillary Clinton nor any other Democratic aspirant is willing to talk about the gross misallocation of income, wealth, and power in America -- and advocate resurrecting Glass Steagall and busting up the big banks; opposing trade deals the are killing American workers and boosting corporate profits; making it easier to form unions; limiting CEO pay; raising the minimum wage wage to $15 an hour; raising taxes on the rich to pay for better schools and infrastructure for everyone else; raising the cap on income subject to the payroll tax; and reversing "Citizen's United" and getting big money out of politics -- then I will have to reconsider.
(Incidentally, I'll be in New Hampshire April 8, speaking at the University of New Hampshire in Durham; and in Iowa May 16, keynoting the Working Families Summit in Ames.)
Seriously, why isn't every democrat saying these things?
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Top liberals call for Warren candidacy - They say that Hillary needs a Democratic opponent. [View all]
RiverLover
Mar 2015
OP
Regressive will be the only word to describe a Democratic primary without truly Progressive
RiverLover
Mar 2015
#4
O'Malley is good on issues, but I don't know how he will do when it comes to charisma and
JDPriestly
Apr 2015
#47
Brown is from Ohio, a swing state. That is a plus for him. But Elizabeth Waren is the one.
JDPriestly
Apr 2015
#48
I call for a Warren run too, but I don't give a damn what 'Hillary needs'.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#26
If Warren doesn't run, Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich would be alternatives. Not Elizabeth
JDPriestly
Apr 2015
#49