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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) For Democrats who had hoped to lure Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren into a presidential campaign, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders might be the next best thing.
Sanders, who is opening his official presidential campaign Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, aims to ignite a grassroots fire among left-leaning Democrats wary of Hillary Rodham Clinton. He is laying out an agenda in step with the party's progressive wing and compatible with Warren's platform reining in Wall Street banks, tackling college debt and creating a government-financed infrastructure jobs program.
"I think our views are parallel on many, many issues," Sanders said in an interview with The Associated Press, describing Warren as a "good friend."
Sanders caucuses with the Democrats in Washington and is running for the Democratic nomination. He and Democratic former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are vying to become the primary alternative to Clinton. Much of the energy behind a Clinton alternative has been directed to drafting Warren, but she has repeatedly said she won't run.
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In this photo taken May 20, 2015, Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., poses for a portrait before an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. For Democrats who had hoped to lure Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren into a presidential campaign, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders might be the next best thing. Sanders, who is opening his official presidential campaign Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, aims to ignite a grassroots fire among left-leaning Democrats wary of Hillary Rodham Clinton. He is laying out an agenda in step with the party's progressive wing and compatible with Warren's platform _ reining in Wall Street banks, tackling college debt and creating a government-financed infrastructure jobs program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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(27,315 posts)Frankly, I am getting really tired of this habit the media have of personalizing politics. It is not about Warren, Clinton, Obama, Sanders. It is about US.
And I am very happy to see Bernie jump in. He has been consistent with his views concerning the middle class and the poor for YEARS. He does not need to appeal to the Warren's wing. He just has to appeal to his his natural constituency.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)I love Elizabeth Warren but I think she means it when she says she will not run.
I like Bernie just as much so I am very glad that he listened to the people who asked him to run.
MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)at some point during the primaries. There is too much at stake to remain silent.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)My intuition is that they have already had a private conversation about it.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Warren an't gonna happen.... I'm getting pissed at them once again.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)I can't remember what I was mad at them about last time, but I remember that I was.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)endorse Bernie. Warren isn't running, I believe her. Moveon lost me a long time ago. I hope they are not counting those of us who are probably in the millions who are no longer members of their org when they claim to have 'millions of members'.