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In reply to the discussion: New data shows Hillary has tremendous support among liberals, less support among conservative Dems [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)First I saw repeated references from Clinton supporters that Warren had signed a letter along with other Dem. women urging Clinton to run. But I never saw any copy of any actual letter. So first, I'd sincerely appreciate it, to see that. Now the claims are being made (as in the OP) that Warren has said repeatedly that she "won't run for President in 2016". Again, I'd appreciate it if someone would post one or more links detailing exactly when, where and to whom she said it, and of course her exact words. Never the less, assuming some avid HRC supporter is civil enough to dot those i's and cross those t's, there is no law, regulation, rule or court opinion barring anyone who has made such statements from changing his/her mind and jumping into the race. It's happened before (Obama) and it will happen again. I know it, and you all know it. As does the man who wrote the article quoted in the OP.
I have been encouraged by WArren's writing a new book - something all presidential candidates do, often before actually declaring (as-has-yet-to-declare HRC, now on her book tour) and how Warren has spoken out boldly on hot topic issues and confronted Republican politicians. Based on my 50+ years as an active Democrat who has always actively worked on campaigns from the local govt. to the presidential level, Warren is positioning herself to declare.
As the blogger/author, Mr. Blake, continued, in the link from the OP:
As we've argued before, there is indeed plenty of desire among Democrats for the message being touted by folks like Warren, and she would likely quickly gain support if she changed her mind and decided to run.
But the same crowd that likes Warren's message and would seem to like Warren herself seems more than content with the idea of Hillary Clinton for president -- at least right now. Things can always change, and the Clintons can indeed be tied to the "1 percent" pretty easily.
When Americans were asked to give prominent politicians a score, zero to 100, of how "warm," or favorable, they feel toward that person, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Warren was the highest-rated of the bunch with a "temperature" of 48.6, according to a Quinnipiac poll out Thursday...
Clinton was in second place at 47.8...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/elizabeth-warren-not-hill_b_5491171.html