Elizabeth Warren 2020 campaign megathread

[Beet]

'Trump Troubadour' Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President

Former Donald Trump supporter and country singer Kraig Moss once counted himself among the president’s biggest supporters - until he felt "betrayed" by Trump's stance on drug policy.

Throughout the 2016 election campaign, Moss could often be seen singing candidate Trump’s praises – literally. He would host impromptu concerts on the streets of Owego, New York, and produced a number of independently released CDs of songs supporting the future president. Moss was also a regular at Trump rallies, attending and performing at 45 of them over the course of the campaign.

In a new video from NowThis News, Moss talks about switching his allegiance from Trump to Democrat frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=LfS19YcO0Os

[Sestak]

'Trump Troubadour' Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President

Former Donald Trump supporter and country singer Kraig Moss once counted himself among the president’s biggest supporters - until he felt "betrayed" by Trump's stance on drug policy.

Throughout the 2016 election campaign, Moss could often be seen singing candidate Trump’s praises – literally. He would host impromptu concerts on the streets of Owego, New York, and produced a number of independently released CDs of songs supporting the future president. Moss was also a regular at Trump rallies, attending and performing at 45 of them over the course of the campaign.

In a new video from NowThis News, Moss talks about switching his allegiance from Trump to Democrat frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=LfS19YcO0Os

I appreciate the ‘frontrunner’ designation, but is it really justified?

[Beet]

'Trump Troubadour' Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President

Former Donald Trump supporter and country singer Kraig Moss once counted himself among the president’s biggest supporters - until he felt "betrayed" by Trump's stance on drug policy.

Throughout the 2016 election campaign, Moss could often be seen singing candidate Trump’s praises – literally. He would host impromptu concerts on the streets of Owego, New York, and produced a number of independently released CDs of songs supporting the future president. Moss was also a regular at Trump rallies, attending and performing at 45 of them over the course of the campaign.

In a new video from NowThis News, Moss talks about switching his allegiance from Trump to Democrat frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=LfS19YcO0Os

I appreciate the ‘frontrunner’ designation, but is it really justified?

She's not 'the' frontrunner, but is 'a' frontrunner if you're talking about the top 5.

[Mr. Smith]

I'm a liberal so I don't hate the left wing. You make no sense.

Someone doesn't know what "liberal" means.

Yeah and that someone is you.

By any standard definition, liberals are slightly left of centre at best and right-wing at worst, unless you work for Fox News and use "liberalism" as a catch all for any party to the right of Republicans.

Any thoroughly left-wing movement, be it democratic or revolutionary socialism, anarchism, left libertarianism, etc., is opposed to liberalism in all its forms, and liberals don't usually think highly of them either

What are you even talking about?

NF, I think the disconnect here is that Atlas generally uses liberal in the more international sense (radical centrism), rather than the American sense.

In fairness, even the American sense is a standard that is failed by the mainstream American left from a certain POV. Which, in the end, does come up as centrist.

It's especially the case when you look at the discourse of healthcare compared pretty much everywhere else in the developed world.

[GoTfan]

Of all the potential nominees, she'd probably be the best president.  Unfortunately, I don't think she's the best candidate.  It's a shame that the ability to govern and the ability to politic so often diverge. 

This. I feel like Warren has the best economic policy for someone like me, but with her brings a load of anti-Native and racist rhetoric that will serve as a distraction from Trump's gross incompetence and corruption. It sucks.

Trump's going to run a racist, xenophobic, and extremely ignorant campaign regardless of the nominee. So, I wouldn't let that factor into the equation. I highly doubt Warren will actually lose voters over this issue; anyone who's willing to vote for Trump over Warren's Native American ancestry controversy would almost certainly vote for him regardless of the Democratic candidate.

This is true, but besides the racism, he will use this to foster an image that Warren is corrupt, untrustworthy, and has no credibility. These type of things thrive among low information voters and I don't mean Trump acolytes, I mean passive voters who will vote Dem if they bother but can be easily swayed into cynicism towards a candidate.

At the very least, Warren should get nominated for Treasury Secretary or Attorney-General if the Democrats win in 2020. She'd be able to do a lot of good there.

[Beet]

Of all the potential nominees, she'd probably be the best president.  Unfortunately, I don't think she's the best candidate.  It's a shame that the ability to govern and the ability to politic so often diverge. 

This. I feel like Warren has the best economic policy for someone like me, but with her brings a load of anti-Native and racist rhetoric that will serve as a distraction from Trump's gross incompetence and corruption. It sucks.

Trump's going to run a racist, xenophobic, and extremely ignorant campaign regardless of the nominee. So, I wouldn't let that factor into the equation. I highly doubt Warren will actually lose voters over this issue; anyone who's willing to vote for Trump over Warren's Native American ancestry controversy would almost certainly vote for him regardless of the Democratic candidate.

This is true, but besides the racism, he will use this to foster an image that Warren is corrupt, untrustworthy, and has no credibility. These type of things thrive among low information voters and I don't mean Trump acolytes, I mean passive voters who will vote Dem if they bother but can be easily swayed into cynicism towards a candidate.

You are seriously underestimating Warren. I have been watching her campaign events and she has a number of advantages that will offset any disadvantages.

She genuinely enjoys campaigning and talking to voters and actually likes voters. This is crucial.

She is genuinely passionate in what she talks about and makes her passion visible. This is also crucial.

[Heebie Jeebie]

Of all the potential nominees, she'd probably be the best president.  Unfortunately, I don't think she's the best candidate.  It's a shame that the ability to govern and the ability to politic so often diverge. 

This. I feel like Warren has the best economic policy for someone like me, but with her brings a load of anti-Native and racist rhetoric that will serve as a distraction from Trump's gross incompetence and corruption. It sucks.

Trump's going to run a racist, xenophobic, and extremely ignorant campaign regardless of the nominee. So, I wouldn't let that factor into the equation. I highly doubt Warren will actually lose voters over this issue; anyone who's willing to vote for Trump over Warren's Native American ancestry controversy would almost certainly vote for him regardless of the Democratic candidate.

This is true, but besides the racism, he will use this to foster an image that Warren is corrupt, untrustworthy, and has no credibility. These type of things thrive among low information voters and I don't mean Trump acolytes, I mean passive voters who will vote Dem if they bother but can be easily swayed into cynicism towards a candidate.

At the very least, Warren should get nominated for Treasury Secretary or Attorney-General if the Democrats win in 2020. She'd be able to do a lot of good there.

Putting Warren in the cabinet would cost Democrats a Senate seat for a few months, and could potentially cost Democrats her Senate seat for much longer if there's another surprising special election upset a la 2010.  Personally, I mostly trust the voters of Massachusetts not to make that kind of mistake again, but there is some risk.

[GoTfan]

Of all the potential nominees, she'd probably be the best president.  Unfortunately, I don't think she's the best candidate.  It's a shame that the ability to govern and the ability to politic so often diverge. 

This. I feel like Warren has the best economic policy for someone like me, but with her brings a load of anti-Native and racist rhetoric that will serve as a distraction from Trump's gross incompetence and corruption. It sucks.

Trump's going to run a racist, xenophobic, and extremely ignorant campaign regardless of the nominee. So, I wouldn't let that factor into the equation. I highly doubt Warren will actually lose voters over this issue; anyone who's willing to vote for Trump over Warren's Native American ancestry controversy would almost certainly vote for him regardless of the Democratic candidate.

This is true, but besides the racism, he will use this to foster an image that Warren is corrupt, untrustworthy, and has no credibility. These type of things thrive among low information voters and I don't mean Trump acolytes, I mean passive voters who will vote Dem if they bother but can be easily swayed into cynicism towards a candidate.

At the very least, Warren should get nominated for Treasury Secretary or Attorney-General if the Democrats win in 2020. She'd be able to do a lot of good there.

Putting Warren in the cabinet would cost Democrats a Senate seat for a few months, and could potentially cost Democrats her Senate seat for much longer if there's another surprising special election upset a la 2010.  Personally, I mostly trust the voters of Massachusetts not to make that kind of mistake again, but there is some risk.

When Kennedy is essentially lining up for a Senate run?

[Heebie Jeebie]

Of all the potential nominees, she'd probably be the best president.  Unfortunately, I don't think she's the best candidate.  It's a shame that the ability to govern and the ability to politic so often diverge. 

This. I feel like Warren has the best economic policy for someone like me, but with her brings a load of anti-Native and racist rhetoric that will serve as a distraction from Trump's gross incompetence and corruption. It sucks.

Trump's going to run a racist, xenophobic, and extremely ignorant campaign regardless of the nominee. So, I wouldn't let that factor into the equation. I highly doubt Warren will actually lose voters over this issue; anyone who's willing to vote for Trump over Warren's Native American ancestry controversy would almost certainly vote for him regardless of the Democratic candidate.

This is true, but besides the racism, he will use this to foster an image that Warren is corrupt, untrustworthy, and has no credibility. These type of things thrive among low information voters and I don't mean Trump acolytes, I mean passive voters who will vote Dem if they bother but can be easily swayed into cynicism towards a candidate.

At the very least, Warren should get nominated for Treasury Secretary or Attorney-General if the Democrats win in 2020. She'd be able to do a lot of good there.

Putting Warren in the cabinet would cost Democrats a Senate seat for a few months, and could potentially cost Democrats her Senate seat for much longer if there's another surprising special election upset a la 2010.  Personally, I mostly trust the voters of Massachusetts not to make that kind of mistake again, but there is some risk.

When Kennedy is essentially lining up for a Senate run?

I don't want to overstate the risk--Kennedy would definitely be likely to replace Warren in the Senate.  But as 2010 showed, unexpected things can happen, especially in special elections.  Otherwise, it's worth thinking about the fact that, if Democrats were to win a 50-seat majority in the Senate and Warren were to then vacate her seat, there's be a Republican majority for the first 3-4 months of the administration, meaning no bills would be brought up in committee and the confirmation process for all of the new president's appointees would be slowed to a crawl.  Democrats would basically be giving up half a year of progress to get Warren in the cabinet--the first half, the most important half.  Would that be worth it?  Maybe, maybe not.

[Beet]

Warren crushed it on Colbert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpBVFZXYFTQ

[Beet]

Warren released another major policy proposal today. This one aims to reign in corporate agriculture.

[Sestak]

Warren released another major policy proposal today. This one aims to reign in corporate agriculture.

Absolutely destroying on the policy front.

[Sestak]

Warren released another major policy proposal today. This one aims to reign in corporate agriculture.

Outline of the plan (quoted from article):

Warren's plan would...

Appoint federal regulators who would scrutinize mergers in the agriculture industry and reverse those that are anti-competitive.

Break up agribusinesses that have become too vertically integrated — meaning they control multiple aspects of bringing a product to market.

Pass a national “right-to-repair” law, similar to one introduced in Wyoming in 2017, that would let farmers repair their own equipment or take it to a mechanic, instead of requiring those repairs to be made at dealerships or authorized agents.

Give farmers the choice to participate in the so-called “checkoff program,” which requires producers to pay a portion of their sales for promotion and research of their products. The checkoff program has been responsible for commercial campaigns like “Got Milk?” and “The Incredible Edible Egg” but has been criticized for funding lobbyists of large corporations.

End contract farming. Major companies like Tyson and Perdue hire contract farmers, which raise and care for the company’s product but are required to make expensive upgrades and investments to their farms. Those farmers then become reliant on processing companies for supplying livestock and buying feed.

Establish new country-of-origin rules that would require beef and pork producers to label where their livestock was raised and slaughtered. Currently, companies can add a “product of U.S.A.” label to meat that was broken down and packaged in the United States but raised in another country. She would push for Mexico and Canada to adopt similar rules.

Pass a national version of an Iowa law that dates back to the 1970s and forbids any foreign entity from purchasing agricultural land in the state for farming. Elsewhere, 27.3 million acres of farmland is owned by foreign investors, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found.

[Sestak]

Tomorrow evening, Elizabeth Warren will be hosting an organizing event in West Des Moines with JD Scholten.

[Sestak]

https://twitter.com/gregjkrieg/status/1111338790906486786?s=21

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Warren continues to be the best person to be President of the bunch.

[Beet]

Warren reintroduces bill requiring presidential divestment.

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) re-introduced legislation requiring the president, vice president and their family members to divest any financial interests that could create conflicts of interest.

The Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act, which Warren is set to introduce Wednesday, would also prohibit anyone appointed by the president from handling matters affecting the president’s financial interests and would require all major-party presidential nominees to release three years of tax returns.

Last August, Warren also introduced the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act, which would impose a lifetime ban on lobbying for presidents, vice presidents, members of Congress, federal judges and Cabinet secretaries, as well as requiring presidents and vice presidents to place all assets that could create conflicts of interest in a blind trust and requiring the IRS to release eight years of tax returns for all presidential and vice presidential candidates."

[Beet]

Warren's Finance Director strenuously argued for her to hold big-money fund-raisers, and resigned when she refused.

"At a Valentine’s Day meeting at Ms. Warren’s Washington condominium that began with a heart-shaped cake but soon grew heated, Mr. Pratt noted that campaigns often collapse when they run out of money and pleaded with her not to cut off a significant cash stream, according to Democrats briefed on the conversation. He pointed out that winning over wealthy fund-raisers across the country helped build networks that could translate into political support, not just checks."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-fundraising.html

[UWS]

Warren loses her finance director as she struggles in 2020 race.

https://kenyan-digest.com/elizabeth-warren-loses-finance-director-as-she-struggles-in-2020-race/

That is likely to further complicate her fundraising efforts.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Warren's Finance Director strenuously argued for her to hold big-money fund-raisers, and resigned when she refused.

"At a Valentine’s Day meeting at Ms. Warren’s Washington condominium that began with a heart-shaped cake but soon grew heated, Mr. Pratt noted that campaigns often collapse when they run out of money and pleaded with her not to cut off a significant cash stream, according to Democrats briefed on the conversation. He pointed out that winning over wealthy fund-raisers across the country helped build networks that could translate into political support, not just checks."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-fundraising.html

That's a win for Warren and for America.

[Sestak]

Warren's Finance Director strenuously argued for her to hold big-money fund-raisers, and resigned when she refused.

"At a Valentine’s Day meeting at Ms. Warren’s Washington condominium that began with a heart-shaped cake but soon grew heated, Mr. Pratt noted that campaigns often collapse when they run out of money and pleaded with her not to cut off a significant cash stream, according to Democrats briefed on the conversation. He pointed out that winning over wealthy fund-raisers across the country helped build networks that could translate into political support, not just checks."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-fundraising.html

That's a win for Warren and for America.

[Matty]

[Hammy]

Her campaign ship is sinking and she's trying to hide the cracks.

[Blue3]

The debates will be crucial for her.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Well, we all said that Beto's delay with his record breaking numbers meant that they were disappointing. But at the same time, it is possible that her's were in fact a disappointment, especially considering that she lost her finance director.