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longship

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9. Thank you, Senator.

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 06:52 PM

Nov 2013

I love Elizabeth Warren. I think that she will end up being a great US Senator. If people would only get off her case about running for president, maybe she could spend more of her considerable intellect and energies on achieving that goal instead of wasting her time talking about the fact that she has no aspirations of running for national office.

I suspect, however, that the Warren 2016 threads will continue unabated.

Do people understand that we need US Senators like her as much or more than we need somebody like her in the White House? Do people not understand the concept of three branches in our government?

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Video: Elizabeth Warren definitively declares she is not running for President in 2016 [View all] stevenleser Nov 2013 OP

She knows what she wants. And it's not the Presidency, or Vice Presidency. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #1

You make a good point. She does know what she wants. Laelth Nov 2013 #36

I missed the part where she said she wouldn't run if drafted. Scuba Nov 2013 #2

Lol! stevenleser Nov 2013 #3

Did you really think she'd say 'yes'? Scuba Nov 2013 #10

It means she isn't running. She didn't use wiggle room terminology stevenleser Nov 2013 #15

You read a lot more into her statement than many. And it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind Scuba Nov 2013 #27

In 2006, Obama was still denying any intention to run in '08. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #4

"Denying intent" is not equal to "I am not running" stevenleser Nov 2013 #5

No way can Hillary excite progressives, regardless of who she might pick for VP. Scuba Nov 2013 #12

That's your opinion based on your own feelings only. Nt stevenleser Nov 2013 #16

Yep, I'm the only one here. Yeah, that's it. Scuba Nov 2013 #24

You can't speak for all or even most progressives. Nt stevenleser Nov 2013 #26

And you don't speak for Elizabeth Warren. Scuba Nov 2013 #28

Unlike you, I didn't claim to. She spoke for herself in a video stevenleser Nov 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #30

So, you're saying that Warren is as much a political sellout as Obama is, right? brooklynite Nov 2013 #34

I'm wondering what the earliest time to announce is on the record? Whisp Nov 2013 #6

If a candidate says "I'm not running, go do something else" it matters stevenleser Nov 2013 #7

Obama announced VERY early. hedda_foil Nov 2013 #19

thanks steve. pitting ms warren against ms clinton is totally counter productive spanone Nov 2013 #8

Thank you, Senator. longship Nov 2013 #9

so did Barack Obama back in 2006 or 7. nt LaydeeBug Nov 2013 #11

No, he didn't. Nt stevenleser Nov 2013 #14

YES, he did. LaydeeBug Nov 2013 #23

You said 2006-2007. He declared in 2007. Nt stevenleser Nov 2013 #25

No. I said 2006 **OR** 2007, and he said he wasn't in 2006. YOU'RE WELCOME. nt LaydeeBug Nov 2013 #31

EW knows she can probably be more productive where she is. nt Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #13

Why does that make some posters so pleased. Union Scribe Nov 2013 #17

She is a great lady. William769 Nov 2013 #18

Exactly. stevenleser Nov 2013 #21

Watch while I yawn. RagAss Nov 2013 #20

Folks, getting mad at me won't make Warren run. It won't change reality. stevenleser Nov 2013 #22

Okay, but I will not move on to Hillary. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #32

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #33

Townhall.com, really? NuclearDem Nov 2013 #41

I *am* not running for President MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #35

Good! Now we can lockdown HRC and move on to the Senate... bluedeathray Nov 2013 #37

I guess then progressives need to find another candidate they can coalesce around in 2016 Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #38

If not Warren, then whom? Laelth Nov 2013 #39

Too bad. Hopefully, there will still be a liberal/progressive challenger to Hillary. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2013 #40

still a year away tina tron Nov 2013 #42

While I would vote for her in the primary.... NCTraveler Nov 2013 #43