Warren says Clinton will stay on progressive path despite outreach to GOP

WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said she believes Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will keep her primary-era promises to support liberal positions despite her recent efforts to woo Republicans.

“She’s trying to show the Democrats have a big tent and Republicans who are horrified by Donald Trump can find a welcome place here,” said Warren in a telephone interview with the Globe.

“I want to underline that Secretary Clinton has laid out a very explicit agenda for president and made clear what she will stand for.” Warren, who was vetted to be vice president but passed over for the more conservative Tim Kaine, declined to say whether she’d accept a position in a Clinton administration.

Clinton has said she wants 50 percent of her Cabinet to be female, and potential roles for Warren would include Treasury secretary or the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new agency that was Warren’s idea.

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