Message from your friendly DU'er Bootinup

[BootinUp]

Warren is not running for President.

On edit:
Neither is Dean.

[MANative]

1. Indeed! How many times does she have to say it before people believe her? n/t

[RobertEarl]

2. Neither is Hillary running

I don't believe any one is running yet.

However, Warren seems to walking that way.

[zappaman]

5. "Warren seems to walking that way."

She is?

[Art_from_Ark]

62. How many other Democrats have been in the spotlight

championing traditional Democratic ideals, especially in a way that is resonating with so many people?

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Until the primaries, it's anyone's game... and ANYONE could still jump in...

That's reality...

[zappaman]

4. Yes, but she didn't use the future tense

Or the past tense.
I think she is lying and will soon give a press conference while riding a rainbow colored unicorn.

[Hutzpa]

6. Message to BootinUp

No democrats has entered the presidential race yet.

[BootinUp]

7. I don't think Hillary has made statements like Warren. Nice try though.

[Hutzpa]

11. What type of statement are we talking about?

[BootinUp]

15. Seriously?

That she s not running in response to campaigns for her to run maybe?

[Hutzpa]

22. Yes, seriously?

Until we get an official Official statement from her, I'm not going to rule her out.

[HereSince1628]

9. Beat me to it....

though Webb and OMalley have exploratory committees and maybe some others...

[hrmjustin]

8. No she isn't but some will try to keep hope alive.

[Cooley Hurd]

10. ...and until the Convention, hope deserves to be alive.

[BootinUp]

12. I hope that our party will not kill itself. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

17. I hope we make the best choice - one that reflects our core values...

...and not one that overlooks shortcomings because of a personality cult.

[BootinUp]

19. Are shortcomings things that make one electable?

[Cooley Hurd]

21. No, on the contrary, they make it easier to make attack ads against candidates...

[hrmjustin]

13. Well the deadlines to get on the early ballots are in the fall so we shall know in 6 months.

[Cooley Hurd]

14. True, but all bets are truly off until the DNC Convention...

...as anything can happen up until the nom.

[hrmjustin]

16. Fair enough.

[BootinUp]

41. My bet is not off. nt

[TheKentuckian]

18. poit

Jimmy crack corn.

[BootinUp]

20. I never want to have a thread

without your input.

[Rex]

23. .

[BootinUp]

24. Please see my reply to my good friend Kentuckian.

[Rex]

28. .

[BootinUp]

33. LOL nt

[Rex]

36. Hehe

I personally don't want Warren to run anymore. I think she has a critical job right now fighting the plutocracy known as Wall Street. A run for POTUS, would mean a halt to all the good actions she is doing and will do.

I LOVE Bernie Sanders, but don't know if he can win the big enchilada. I will be voting for whichever winner emerges victorious from the primaries.

[BootinUp]

37. Thank you for elaborating there.

I think we are definitely on the same team.

[Rex]

38. We are.

I was just messin with ya!

[Orsino]

25. "Haha, we're ahead" got really old in 2007, and doesn't become anyone now.

I know Clinton has shortcomings, but her supporters should take heart. She's going to be president.

[BootinUp]

26. Obama announced his campaign on Feb 10th 2007

FYI.

[Orsino]

27. And long before the end of that year, "haha, we're ahead" had gotten very old.

Never mind that it later turned out to be wrong, because no Obama is even on the horizon yet.

You have nothing to fear from Warren.

[BootinUp]

29. We are going to have 8+ years to argue about this. lol. nt.

[Orsino]

30. Warren will not be president anytime in the next eight years. No need to worry.

She's already she clearly that she is not running.

[BootinUp]

32. Yes, I know.

that is exactly my point.

[Orsino]

51. Your point unfortunately comes across as "haha, we're ahead." n/t

[sabrina 1]

31. Neither is Hillary!

[hrmjustin]

34. And Hillary is going to run.

[BootinUp]

35. Its going to be a great event in our history.

The first female candidate. The first female President. A Democrat we can all be proud of.

[hrmjustin]

39. Agreed! I love Hillary and I look foward to her running.

I voted for her 5 times aleady and look foward to voting for her 4 more times.

[Rex]

43. I'm going to LOVE watching all the same GOP assholes

suck air for ANOTHER 4 years! Probably another (let's be honest here) 8 years! I will die a happy man knowing in my lifetime I got to see the first black president and the first women president.

And if some alternate dimension opens up and I get sucked in and Bernie Sanders or Warren ARE running...still the first women AND the first socialist in office!

It will be a first-first no matter what happens!

[BootinUp]

44. 100%

in agreement my friend.

[leftofcool]

40. Yes, she will and she will win.

Warren has no money, no support and is polling at a whopping 14% overall.

[hrmjustin]

45. Warren doesn't want to run against Hillary.

If Hillary said no early on Warren would be a top contender.

love Warren but not likely happening.

[Sherman A1]

42. And

[BootinUp]

47. neither is Jesus Christ.

ok?

[Sherman A1]

52. See post #6

sums it up all rather well....

[anotojefiremnesuka]

46. Neither is Clinton or Bozo are you trying to make a point or generate a list of

names of people not running for president in 16?

[BootinUp]

48. Please see my earlier response

to someone trying to equate Clinton's stance with Warren's

[randome]

49. YOU NEVER LOVED THEM!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[TDale313]

50. The fact that some of Hillary's supporters

Feel the need to behave this way, and then run back to the Hillary group and gloat about it, does her no credit. Trying to bully your fellow Dems this way is not the way to influence people.

[BootinUp]

55. Influence? Is that what all the anti-Hillary threads are trying to do? LOL>

[TDale313]

57. supporters of a pretty significant frontrunner...

Are in a much different position from critics. Yeah, it's already getting heated, and people on both sides have strong feelings. And it looks like Hillary is likely to get the nomination. Here's the thing though- if you want Hillary to become president, in theory you should want as many of the persuadables as possible to come around in the end- to set aside as many hurts and concerns from the primary as possible and support and vote for her in the general. It might feel good to spike the ball, to rub people's noses in it, but it does make it harder for people to do that. That seems counterproductive to me.

Now, I get that this is just DU. What's said here will have minimal effect most likely. And I know the argument from Hillary supporters will likely be either a)they wouldn't have voted for her anyway, and we don't really need 'em or b) they have no choice, they'll vote for her anyway. I can treat those who aren't happy about where things are headed as nasty as I want to.

My take? There are persuadables for sure. Not everyone voicing concern is a sure no vote- and if you're gonna write off everyone who wishes there was another choice this early in the process that's a lot of potential people. Otoh, if you're taking those votes for granted, that strikes me as pretty dangerous.

[BootinUp]

58. If once every couple months I point out the ridiculousness

that goes on in GD please forgive me my sin. You may now return to your regularly scheduled nonsense.

[LanternWaste]

60. It illustrates a very weak character when predicating one's own fallacies on those of others.

It illustrates a very weak character when predicating one's own fallacies on those of others.

"They did it too!" <stamp feet>

[BootinUp]

61. I'm curious

do you go around preaching that stuff to people whos political views you agree with?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

53. And....?

[Trajan]

54. psst

Day ain't over yet ....

[Stellar]

59. LOL! love f**king with you Clintonistas!

Hillary, has yet to say that she's running either, it's just ASSUMED that she is. But still, that's not going to stop anybody's wishful thinking...not even your friendly neighborhood Clintonista.

Still love my Elizabeth Warren and always willing to push your buttons over her.