Elizabeth Warren is running to do the job

I will preface this piece by stating my only commitment for the 2020 cycle was to caucus for a woman. Some may say that is blind feminism, but it is the promise I made to myself. In order to normalize women running for all offices, I made that pledge.

At one point, I was very excited about Senator Amy Klobuchar, but that fizzled not only when I read stories of her treatment of staff, but also her family leave policy for her own staff (which she has since addressed). Besides that, I had no particular ties or fondness for a candidate. My plan was to continue to be courted by candidates; and to attend as many events as I could within a 30-mile radius of Dubuque, as someone juggling a full time job, a 9-year-old, and a 10-month-old.

Through the candidate announcements in January and February, I felt myself thrilled at the wealth of female candidates, but continued to have no strong pull towards one campaign. Towards the end of February, I was contacted by the Warren campaign about the event on March 1 in Dubuque. I was invited to meet Senator Elizabeth Warren prior to her town hall that day with a small group of volunteers. I accepted, and went into the meeting feeling flattered, but completely uncommitted.

Even through the meeting with Warren, I wasn’t moved to caucus for her. I enjoyed what she had to say, though it felt like the same vein of questioning, in many different forms from the group that met with her: “Are you electable? Can you beat him?” She answered them well, pointing out past precedent when she’d been discounted and come out victorious. I left the back of the event to attend the rally, thinking I could vote for her in a general, if she wins the nomination.

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