She is high on my list of candidates who I might support.

I agree with her 100% (yes, I know she's a running dog lackey of capitalist imperialism, a bourgeois traitor to the proletariat, and a counterrevolutionary reactionary industrialist, so we can get that out of the way). Warren doesn't yell; she explains. We don't need Bernie because we have her.

But she is most certainly a Republican.

Why is a lifelong Republican like Jennifer Rubin someone to listen to on what makes a good Democratic candidate?

She's not. But even if it doesn't it mean she's wrong it does bring her motives into question. At the very least.

She's been disgusted by trump from the beginning.

exponentially make a better POTUS.

But she kept her word to her constituents.

Funny. it seems like it was just this morning Rubin was saying that was the right thing to do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/23/we-shouldnt-put-all-our-cards/?utm_term=.3e09564a3103

EW's being more bold on this issue.

....she presents in advance how any of her proposals would be paid.

That won’t win over a certain segment.

Or something like that, because reasons.

This is not a knock on Sanders or his voters.. They probably believe that our highly partisan times require an uncompromising SOB. I don't agree with that, but I see their point.

attracted to Bernie's (real) tough old man from Brooklyn personality.

.....I don't think that enough white men are ready to vote for a woman for President. Just can't risk it. Have to beat Trump. Very upsetting that it's not evolved enough yet. She'd be one of our greatest Presidents.

which I agree with.

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and then every Democratic presidential candidate since. I voted for Sanders in the primary then Hillary in the GE.

People are losing their fucking minds over Bernie, with increasingly desperate analysis.

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Variation of a conversation seen many times on Twitter:

A: I want candidates who can fix things, not ones who want to "blow up the system."

B: Oh, so you're defending the status quo. You want to preserve Citizens United? The filibuster? Voter restrictions? Mass incarceration? The for-profit health insurance industry? It's all about policy. I would never consider anyone who isn't for Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and a wealth tax.

A: My candidate has spoken extensively about universal health care, climate change and income inequality. You know, none of Bernie's ideas are new or unique to him. Infrastructure, climate change and health care were very important to President Obama, just for starters. Why did Bernie supporters swear they'd vote for Elizabeth Warren if she ran in 2016 but now that she is they're saying she's too much like Hillary Clinton? Did her positions change between then and now?

B: (Personal insult implying A is an idiot and Democrats are centrist Wall St. puppets, etc.)

in a calm, knowledgeable way.

I supported Bernie last go round. My nominal first pick now is Inslee- because he wants to make climate change our number one issue. If and when he fails to gain traction I expect to switch to Warren.

His campaign is built on 60's ideas and the stump speech that has been memorized by the populace. It is no longer exciting and the lack of policy details behind the slogans and platitudes are palpable.

All the front tier candidates are pretty much ignoring BS like he is not running.

I have only ruled out...
Yang
Gabbard
Castro (although I like him in general)
Gravel
Delaney
Massam
Inslee (although also like him)
Williamson
Ryan
Moulton
Hickenlooper
Weld
Swalwell (I love him but he's not ready IMHO)
Sanders (Sorry just not a fan)
Biden (Love him but time for him to be a Party Elder)

BUT I would take any of them before Donald Trump and I would be sure I voted.
Current Fav List

1. Buttigieg
2. Harris/ Warren (Warren is underestimated and I'm hopeful she'll break through)
3. Booker/O'Rourke
4. Klobuchar/ Gillibrand

She's done some things I wish she'd done differently, but I have no doubt where she stands, that she's smart, and sincerely cares about this country and the people who live here.

She's impressive. She did great at CNN's town hall.

But it's not about knowledge of details or detailed plans. Leadership is about charisma and force of personality and having that ability to get people to follow you. A good leader chooses people to draft plans with details. Leaders don't need to, and can't, be people who hold all the details of a variety of plans and issues in their heads. Those things are farmed out to specialists, who craft plans to comport with the leaders broad design.

People react to the person more than the plans, I think.

I'd vote for her for President, for sure. But she wouldn't be my first choice.

One thing I look for is rashness in decision. She was the first one to say "impeach" after the Mueller Report. I thought that was rash, given that Congress hadn't even gotten the unredacted version yet, or seen the evidence on which the report relied. At least some thought should go into such a heavy decision, not to mention consensus of the Democratic leaders, hashed out at a table in at least one lengthy meeting. But she's not made that way. (She also joined the bandwagon to oust Franken, another hasty decision, IMO. Although she wasn't among the first, I'll give her that.)

There are just so many people running that it's easy to get lost in the crowd. She may distinguish herself at the debates, though. I'm waiting for the debates.

I'm not going to make it more complicated than that. Trump would bait her easily and often, while abusing the ready-made nickname. Warren doesn't have any comprehension of big picture calm as opposed to overreacting to the most recent development or issue. That is 100% the opposite of what I am looking for, regardless of whether I agree with her positions.

They used to say whenever you saw a lake in a Burt Reynolds movie you knew a car would go into it. These days whenever there's a high profile political development the absolute guarantee is that Elizabeth Warren will speak up quickly with some far left position designed to impress and motivate the base.

That would be absolutely wonderful if our base comprised 60% of the electorate, and we weren't facing an incumbent in 2020.

More than any other candidate, Elizabeth Warren understands how unrestrained corporate power and unchecked corruption have devastated middle and working class Americans. It's the most pressing and fundamental issue of our day.

I have Mayor Pete as my choice because I’m thirsty to post in one of the candidate forums. Switching will reset the clock.

This is how I feel about Elizabeth:

& Elizabeth..

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I'd vote for a woman, just not that woman. It was used against Hillary, now it's being used against every woman running.

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My admiration with her agency, then her run for Senate. Then came in to the House sit down carrying donuts!

And there are certain candidates who cannot tolerate anyone who disagrees with them.

Especially when it's a woman who is more accomplished and popular...

But maybe he feels berned because another woman is surpassing him