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BlueMTexpat

(15,496 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 08:56 PM Dec 2019

Elizabeth Warren opens campaign offices, hires staff in Washington state before March primary

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/elizabeth-warren-campaign-staffs-up-in-washington-state-ahead-of-march-primary/

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Warren’s campaign has opened two offices in Seattle and hired eight senior aides, with a total of 30 paid staff in the state, according to the campaign, which was set to make a public announcement Thursday morning.

The push puts the Massachusetts senator’s state organization ahead of her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination. Bernie Sanders also has named a Washington state director and retains a core of volunteer activists who backed him here during the 2016 election. A spokesman for the state Democratic Party said he was unaware of any other 2020 campaigns with offices or staff in the state.
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Leininger said in a statement that the campaign has seen “incredible enthusiasm” from volunteers “and we’re excited to bring on dozens of talented and diverse staff members to support the volunteer leaders who are powering our movement.”

Warren visited Seattle in August, drawing a crowd of 15,000 to a speech at Seattle Center, with her message of fighting a corrupt political system “that works great for the wealthy and the well-connected and is not working so well for everyone else.” ...


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Elizabeth must have been the model for the Energizer Bunny! She just keeps going.
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Elizabeth Warren opens campaign offices, hires staff in Washington state before March primary (Original Post) BlueMTexpat Dec 2019 OP
Most energetic candidate I've seen in my 43 years of voting blm Dec 2019 #1
She is amazing and running a grassroots campaign saljr1 Dec 2019 #2
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