She is close to making a Sherman Statement.

She is right where we need her.

I see her as Secretary of State potential in a future administration.

if she had joined the Hillary ticket in 2016, we'd be in a different world today.

If Senator Warren didn't aspire to a higher office then - and be willing to do whatever it took then - I don't see why she would now.

… maybe Senate Majority Leader is the correct position for Warren!

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instead of more C. Montgomery Burns clones

Trump gives nicknames to those he fears the most...

She was being ambiguous and it was intentional.

Personally, I don't think she's right for the job. She should stay in the Senate where she can do the most good and have the greatest impact.

But I don't blame her, or any other politician who is up for election. They must win step one if they even want to think about the next step. Wherever she positions herself, I am glad she is actively involved as an intelligent and courageous American leader.

Not sure if she would really want to be president. Her ambition doesn't seem in that direction.

She doesn't. She's being ambiguous and leaving herself wiggle-room by being vague.

If she truly had NO intention of running for president, then she'd say so in clear, definite and unambiguous language.

Perhaps so. Hard to tell for sure. But I often wonder if she's intentionally using ambiguity in order to stay "relevant" and as a unknown quantity or wildcard, people pay more attention to her looking for clues.

If she dispels all notions that she's ever going to run for president, then voters (and the press) moves on and she becomes less "relevant".

Where's the wiggle?

It is undeniably true that, as of August 21 2018, she is not running for president. She's running for Senate. It says nothing whatsoever about what she will be doing in 2020. She *could* make a shermanesque statement, she knows it, and she chooses not to. She seems to prefer to leave the door open a crack. I don't think she will run for President in 2020, but I think she sees it to her advantage to be just a little cagey about it. Similar to how she has said that, if elected, she "intends" to serve a full term as Senator, or that's what she "plans" to do, but intending/planning is not the same as promising.

More likely than a Presidential run, I think, is that she could accept a VP nomination in 2020. Or leave the Senate to serve in the next President's cabinet, if a Dem wins in 2020. Lots of possibilities.

IOW, I agree with you. The only thing missing was a wink and a nudge.

Subtle. And I suppose you can. You're reading "I am not at the moment running for president". But if she said "I am running for president" would you read that as "I am at the moment running for president (but I might change my mind)"? Really doesn't matter. All politicians say that stuff and it's always assumed they can change their mind.

She's far more valuable there, AFAIC.

womp womp!