'I still have goosebumps' - Warren at the SEIU/CAP forum

[crazytown]

I can’t link to this, but here’s a report from the SEIU/CAP forum:-

By near the end of the event, many attendees seemed a bit disappointed. Speakers like O'Rourke sounded good but lacked specifics. Others like Klobuchar who gave detailed responses about how she'd help labor didn't seem to have the energy necessary to take on President Trump.

Then Warren closed the day out. Seats began filling back up. Members of the press took their headphones off. If you had never looked at the polls, the energy in the room made you think Warren was about to accept her party's nomination for president.

"Now, let's be blunt. People who have power do not give it up easily. There are a lot corporate CEOs and big shareholders who have the vapors [about my plans]. To which my answer is: 'Too bad,'" Warren said as applause erupted.

Warren outlined policies she said would help restore union membership and raise wages, like restructuring the Department of Labor and allowing states to withhold union dues from Medicaid funds for home healthcare workers.

(snip) One woman, who voted for Sanders in the 2016 primary and works for the Service Employees Union in Minnesota (said) earlier in the day that she wasn't sure someone like Warren had the charisma to take back the White House. As she left the venue, she had done a 180.

"I still have goosebumps," she said, right before taking out a cigarette.

[Kurt V.]

1. K&R

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. Kick

Boy I sure did want her to run in 2016. I like her a lot.

[dlk]

3. The "Lacks Charisma" Argument Comes From a Place of Sexism

The excellent women candidates are no more or less charismatic than their male counterparts. They’re just not men and too often viewed through a different lens. We are overdue when it comes to moving forward in this regard. Women are the majority, after all.

[mountain grammy]

4. K&R

[delisen]

5. Great. I really want her ideas out there.