Elizabeth Warren knows how to wield her power

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MASSACHUSETTS HAS NEVER SEEN a politician like Senator Elizabeth Warren. Until Warren, a woman with that much altitude and attitude was an alien concept here.

Even if you consider her “the face of the uber-Left” — as Fox News host Bill O’Reilly describes it — you have to acknowledge what that means: Warren has the power. And it belongs solely to her. No derivative spousal muscle involved.

Followers across the country begged Warren to run for president. So far, she’s instead using her clout to push President Obama on policy and appointments and prod Hillary Clinton toward a sharper focus on income inequality.

And now Vice President Joe Biden is seeking Warren’s blessing — and fund-raising apparatus — as he mulls a 2016 presidential run. The prospect of a Biden-Warren ticket is also being floated by the Biden camp as a way to shift Democrats to an alternative to Clinton and her e-mail mess.

However this plays out, Biden needs Warren. She doesn’t need him. Biden-Warren — “The Dems’ Plan B,” as the Boston Herald put it — is not just about putting a woman on the ticket. It’s about pairing Biden with a charismatic, policy-smart progressive who just happens to be female.

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[merrily]

1. Massachusetts was among the leaders in post-Reconstrution election

of an African American Senator and an African American Governor. It's been slow on electing women. We did have a Republican Lt. Governor, who succeeded to Governor when the male Governor vacated the office. However, even she had to make way for Romney to be Governor in preparation for his Presidential run.

Coakley was a strong AG, but couldn't make it to either Senator or Governor. We have another female AG now who seems to be great.

Other than that and Warren, things have not been all that great for women in higher offices in Massachusetts, or even for strong women. Just ask Ann Hutchinson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchins

[djean111]

2. To me, it seems like Warren is not really a "politician", but uses politics to effect the change she

wants to make. IMO the vast majority of our politicians are career politicians - they promise change so that they can continue being politicians.

All that being said, I wish Warren was running, but she and Bernie would have split the Progressive/liberal vote, and Bernie said he would not have run if Warren was going to.
I don't really understand how a "Biden/Warren" ticket could even be floated before a single vote is cast. I hope it does not happen, because I cannot imagine voting for Biden instead of Bernie. It would be a waste of Warren, to me, to relegate her to the sidelines.

[Demeter]

3. Only if you want to destroy Elizabeth Warren's power would you advocate this ticket

Biden is yesterday's cat litter.