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Omaha Steve

(99,054 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:03 PM Dec 2014

Effort to draft Warren into '16 race lands in Iowa

Source: AP-Excite

By CATHERINE LUCEY

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Liberal activists eager to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into a run for president are bringing their effort to Iowa, the pivotal early-voting state where there's already well-established organizing effort in place — for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

MoveOn.org will hold a meeting Wednesday evening in Des Moines as part of their new "Run Warren Run" campaign. The group is trying to persuade Warren to seek the Democratic nomination in 2016, even though the Massachusetts senator has repeatedly said she is not running.

"The response that we're hearing from Iowans in the first few days of this effort, it's clear people are hungry for Elizabeth Warren to get in the race," said Victoria Kaplan, an organizer for MoveOn.

Kaplan said Wednesday's event is their first organizing meeting, and there will be a similar event in New Hampshire in January. The campaign is seeking staffers in both states and trying to build volunteer and donor support. Another grassroots group, Ready for Warren, has made a number of visits to Iowa since the summer, trying to rally support for the senator.

FULL story at link.



FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. speaks in Washington. Liberal activists eager to draft Warren into a run for president are bringing their effort to Iowa, the pivotal early-voting state where there{2019}s already well-established organizing effort in place _ for Hillary Rodham Clinton. MoveOn.org will hold a meeting Wednesday evening in Des Moines as part of their new "Run Warren Run" campaign. The group is trying to persuade Warren to seek the Democratic nomination in 2016, even though the Massachusetts senator has repeatedly said she is not running. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)


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Effort to draft Warren into '16 race lands in Iowa (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP
How superb our public debate would be RiverNoord Dec 2014 #1
I think a debate that only included Sen Warren and Sen Sanders wouldn't be much of a debate. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #2
I love both Sanders and Warren.... RationalMan Dec 2014 #3
The Des Moines Register Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2014 #4
 

RiverNoord

(1,150 posts)
1. How superb our public debate would be
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:48 PM
Dec 2014

if both Warren and Bernie Sanders (who has signaled he may yield his Independent status to run) were in the running. True progressives who say what they mean, with skill and grace.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
2. I think a debate that only included Sen Warren and Sen Sanders wouldn't be much of a debate.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:57 PM
Dec 2014

They will need H. Clinton there to defend her ties with Wall Street and the Republicans.

RationalMan

(96 posts)
3. I love both Sanders and Warren....
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:06 PM
Dec 2014

they are absolutely correct when they articulate the fixed game that is our economy and society.

But I see both of them as champions for the voice of the people from within the Senate rather than a campaign for the White House. Just as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, etc. are outliers to the election I believe that Sanders and Warren are outliers. They represent a belief that is core to progressives but independents will take some pause to support them in a national election.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
4. The Des Moines Register
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 01:32 AM
Dec 2014

has a full page ad that MoveOn put up. It's beautiful....petition with hundreds of signatures.

Thousands have signed the petition at moveon.org





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