Elizabeth Warren 2020 campaign megathread

[538Electoral]

I agree with a lot that she really wouldn't be a good candidate whatsoever.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

She be a great president, but a bad candidate.Her and Cory Booker are, I think the easiest for Trump to beat.

Great President, Bad Candidate. Which is a shame, as I really do think would have the capacity to be among the Greats.

[Rookie Yinzer]

What would become of her Senate seat?

[Mr. Smith]

The problem is that she took the bait.

You don't defeat Trump by taking his bait and hoping you can sling it back, you defeat him by making him collapse on himself either by his own sword or by feeding him bait.

If she hadn't done that stunt with the test, she would have been my pick.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

The problem is that she took the bait.

You don't defeat Trump by taking his bait and hoping you can sling it back, you defeat him by making him collapse on himself either by his own sword or by feeding him bait.

If she hadn't done that stunt with the test, she would have been my pick.

I have to wonder if she couldn't just pivot hard by saying 'Let's focus on the issues Donald, not these silly games' and make him look like a fool. Overall, if you liked Warren before, I don't think that's a very good reason not to pick her. I wasn't too hot on her at first tbh mostly because of the atlas chatter about her being a 'weak candidate' but honestly after watching her announcement video, I quite like her a bit more and plan to give her an open look.

[Shadows]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

[MAINEiac4434]

https://twitter.com/MrDane1982/status/1079780764982620160

Imagine taking this absolute psychopath seriously. One of the most unhinged Twitter posters I've ever come across.

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

Democrats will use their supermajority to pass a law that will take away interim Senate appointment power from the Governor. They did it in 2004 to take away the power from Romney to replace Kerry, and after Patrick won the Governorship, immediately gave that power back to him.

[MAINEiac4434]

https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1079834522781474816

She will unquestionably have the single best platform of all Democratic candidates.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1079834522781474816

She will unquestionably have the single best platform of all Democratic candidates.

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I am certainly leaning closer to a Warren endorsement than I ever have before; but I'm going to hold off for a few weeks. Let's see where everyone else position themselves.

[brucejoel99]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

I believe Shadows was referring to Baker's ability to appoint an interim Senator to the seat for a few months while the special election campaign is conducted... or rather, his current ability, anyway, b/c...

Democrats will use their supermajority to pass a law that will take away interim Senate appointment power from the Governor. They did it in 2004 to take away the power from Romney to replace Kerry, and after Patrick won the Governorship, immediately gave that power back to him.

Oh, & as for the winner of that special election, it would 100% be Joe Kennedy (presuming, of course, that Markey doesn't retire in 2020 & Kennedy opts to go for that seat instead).

[7,052,770]

That's a good video, and I'll be happy to vote for her in November 2020 if she's somehow the nominee, but let's get real - she's an awful candidate (at least against Trump) and one of the most likely Democrats to blow what should be a very winnable election.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

That's a good video, and I'll be happy to vote for her in November 2020 if she's somehow the nominee, but let's get real - she's an awful candidate (at least against Trump) and one of the most likely Democrats to blow what should be a very winnable election.

Just out of curiosity, which states exactly do you think she would underperform in vs. say, Kamala Harris.

[Mr. Smith]

That's a good video, and I'll be happy to vote for her in November 2020 if she's somehow the nominee, but let's get real - she's an awful candidate (at least against Trump) and one of the most likely Democrats to blow what should be a very winnable election.

Just out of curiosity, which states exactly do you think she would underperform in vs. say, Kamala Harris.

Arizona for one, and likely Florida as well.

[Pericles]

I watched the video, and the message in it was pretty powerful and appealed to me imo. If she can stick to an economically populist message, while also making clear that class is not the only issue(as Bernie failed to do), she could do well. However sadly given the quality of the media and the lack of focus on policy in elections she seems likely to struggle(though given the size of the field almost everyone is likely to struggle), and her electability remains a big question mark.

[TML]

Her policy positions are almost as progressive as those of Bernie Sanders, but I suspect that she may be more prone to committing unforced errors than Sanders, which might hurt her.

[The Undefeatable Debbie Stabenow]

That's a good video, and I'll be happy to vote for her in November 2020 if she's somehow the nominee, but let's get real - she's an awful candidate (at least against Trump) and one of the most likely Democrats to blow what should be a very winnable election.

Just out of curiosity, which states exactly do you think she would underperform in vs. say, Kamala Harris.

Arizona for one, and likely Florida as well.

I would certainly add NC, VA, and NV to that list as well. (Although I’d don’t doubt that she would still win the latter two, they would be closer races than they would be if Harris was the nominee.)

[Mr. Morden]

Warren isn't wasting any time getting on the campaign trail.  She'll have multiple events in Iowa this coming weekend:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/01/elizabeth-warren-2020-president-iowa-caucus-exploratory-committee-running-campaign-election/2454310002/

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[Figueira]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

Only for a few months.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

Her policy positions are almost as progressive as those of Bernie Sanders, but I suspect that she may be more prone to committing unforced errors than Sanders, which might hurt her.

Both have gaffe potential but can we stop pretending somehow Bernie "when you're white you don't know what it's like to be poor" Sanders never says anything monumentally dumb and damaging?

[Woody]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

How do you know what he thinks, can you read his mind? The truth is he can win, but ignorant hacks like you would probably get a heart attack by the tought of Massachusetts electing a republican for senate, so you guys make up dumb excuses while talking about flipping ultra-red states like Kansas, Montana, Texas etc,,.
I am 100% certain Baker would make this race competitive.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

How do you know what he thinks, can you read his mind? The truth is he can win, but ignorant hacks like you would probably get a heart attack by the tought of Massachusetts electing a republican for senate, so you guys make up dumb excuses while talking about flipping ultra-red states like Kansas, Montana, Texas etc,,.
I am 100% certain Baker would make this race competitive.

Go for it, guys. Why wouldn't Republicans have their own Phil Bredesen?

[Dr. Arch]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

How do you know what he thinks, can you read his mind? The truth is he can win, but ignorant hacks like you would probably get a heart attack by the tought of Massachusetts electing a republican for senate, so you guys make up dumb excuses while talking about flipping ultra-red states like Kansas, Montana, Texas etc,,.
I am 100% certain Baker would make this race competitive.

Go for it, guys. Why wouldn't Republicans have their own Phil Bredesen?

Not in today's political environment, and not with Trump as president for 1000% sure.

[Shadows]

Wasn't Warren a registered Republican till mid 90s? Did she support Reagan the person who literally waged a war on poor people & encouraged racial polarization.

Her platform is good but unattainable. Public Option for Drugs is not just unimplementable but would violate multiple international norms of trade. Warren wasn't even supporting Universal Healthcare a year or so back but now is trying to suddenly come up with half a dozen policies to gather the Sanders' space. She will have to explain everything including her support for the military industrial complex & 700B $ in defence budget & so on.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

What would become of her Senate seat?

Republicans would take it thanks to Gov. Baker !

I really, really don't think Massachusetts would elect Baker to a Senate seat, and he knows this.

How do you know what he thinks, can you read his mind? The truth is he can win, but ignorant hacks like you would probably get a heart attack by the tought of Massachusetts electing a republican for senate, so you guys make up dumb excuses while talking about flipping ultra-red states like Kansas, Montana, Texas etc,,.
I am 100% certain Baker would make this race competitive.

Lol no. This isn’t 2010.

Also, btw, we already flipped Kansas and Montana, we’re not ‘talkinng’ about it. ( ;