She was a Republican when I was demonstrating against Republicans weekly. At that time Chris Matthews was a Democrat. Warren was, to put it bluntly, in the enemy camp. She was part of the cold hearted conservative opposition.
All the pr in the world will not get her my vote without hearing some in depth discussion of her Republican past. Life is not all about markets.

I never knew that. Wow. That makes me think very differently of her.

Are we talking college Republican or as a full-fledged adult?

Hillary was not only a Republican, but connected enough at a young age to be a "Goldwater Girl" and to get tickets to attend Republican conventions.

But, lest one fan group or another descend on me, I will point out--and if I don't, someone else will--that Hillary turned Democrat at a much younger age than Warren did.

And, for the Warren group-- people can truly change political views at any age; and, as best I can tell, Warren seems to have done that.

(Obama is okay with her and so is Manny Goldstein. So, that has to say something.)

Hillary was 17 when she was a Goldwater girl, while Warren was 46 when she chose to switch parties. That means that she probably voted for Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Bush Sr.

withhold my vote based solely on her political past, but there are other reasons I'm second thinking EW. Please understand that the invasion and occupation of Iraq was the last straw for a lot of Republican converts.

so it's no problem for me.

That testament gives great credibility to the progressive cause. Keep in mind that she see that grassroots support across America is the progressive movement that is lacking.

Battleground Texas is such a cause.

I'm sure there were (and still are) Republicans who were overall nicer human beings than some Democrats.

For example, Wall Street is mostly "Democratic".

hooked up with Bill Clinton. I think she was even a Goldwater girl or was heavily into the campaign of one of those Repubs back then. Will she not get your vote either should she be THE Democratic presidential candidate?

as you see it? Many have switched parties in middle age. My Republican, house wife mother did, when she found herself a widow at the age of 45 and cut off from my dad's income. Getting a job at her age and becoming a member of the female working class was a big epiphany for her as it probably was to a college age Hillary, like it was to me at college aged and to a middle aged Elizabeth Warren.

was a Goldwater girl. She was a teenager at the time, Warren was a middle aged woman.

Ed Schultz was a re'puke and Stephanie Miller was a Goldwater girl. If someone can see the error of their thinking why should they bother to become a Dem when they will never be trusted. For that matter why should you be trusted? I'm sure that you have changed your outlook in some way over your lifetime. I have. I have changed in my view of capital punishment, marriage equality among other things.

Probably not a real Goldwater Girl even though her dad was his running mate.

(Just stickin' up for Mama. Your larger point is well taken.)

Maybe it was the candy that drew her in as in, "Candy bar little girl, step into my car and we will have fun."

Bad, bad, TexasProgresive. Behave yourself.

was because he did not want to face the children, grandchildren and nephews off Teddy Roosevelt in primaries.

The Long Island Democratic Party was thrilled to have FDR because he could bankroll his own campaigns with little to no financial help from the local Democratic Party.

sat in a room and sold out the middle class.

He has much less credibility than Warren does.

Liberals, a group in which I include myself, have been BEGGING for someone to stand up and fight for these ideals. She just did that. And that makes me stand up and cheer. If you don't agree with her statements, then perhaps you could comment on those.

About her Repub past. What is she NOW? What are her positions NOW? And I think we know that.

--imm

why more isn't being done in D.C. after the D's controlling the WH and the Senate? This is some sort of ignorance I'd expect to hear online. Hey Chris, just look at your red friends in the House, and you'll see why more isn't being done. Unless your party controls all 3 areas, there isn't much that you can do to advance your agenda. That's basic civics.
Seriously, that was a Homer question on his part. As a political pundit, he should know all about how our government runs and about the checks-and-balances system. EW was 100% correct when she called on more Americans to participate in the process, and to recognize the stark contrasts between the Democratic agenda and the Republican agenda.

I was dumbfounded. I was only watching because Elizabeth Warren was on his show. MSNBC has become totally bought and paid for by corporate interests and most of their pundits are shills. Chris Matthews should resign in disgrace. He's a bully who does not deserve any respect whatsoever. What a wasted career he's had.

whichever way the political winds blow. At one point, you hear him talk up the D's and Obama. The next moment, it's all doom and gloom, or "the Republicans are gonna' win big in November", or "both parties blah blah blah..." And if I'm correct, he was real supportive of Bush ll before O became president.
Because of all this, everything he says should be taken with a grain of salt.

I stopped watching him several years ago...he was making me nuts.

He would LOVE to live under a King.

taken a Civics class or two. I'm amazed at his ability to come off as clueless as he does.

The scary thing is that means all of the DC Villagers were fainting like teenagers at a Beatles concert at the sight of Dubya doing that tailhook landing. Total suckers for a SHOW.

use his platform to educate, instead he chooses to pontificate and act the fool. Like I said, if anyone should know how government works, it's Tweety. He acts as if his spittle laced tirades are a substitute for actual governance.

You can tell Joan Walsh is growing tired of explaining it to him.

What's pathetic is he doesn't even see the irony that he constantly interrupts and then ends his show with a segment called, "Let Me Finish."

And poor Joan shouldn't have to explain it to him.

I guess it's been all of five minutes since the last time he mentioned it.

and right. Bravo Dr. Warren.

It takes 60 votes to pass anything in the Senate whenever there is a Democratic "majority". Doesn't he listen to NPR? Koch-ee Boggs reminds me of that fact nearly every Monday morning.

I have no patience with this kind of stupid...

With Hillary running we would get another Republican lite and Democratic voters would stay home on election day.

home" because we know that Repukes in control of every branch of government spells doom for us & the planet.

I love Warren!