Posted on 11/06/2014 2:13:46 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Don't blame Elizabeth Warren for the Democrats' midterm defeat. Follow her back to victory.
That's the message progressives have for their fellow Democrats after Tuesday's widespread losses. Warren's supporters say the party fell short because it failed to emphasize the Massachusetts senator's message of economic populism—and that pushing that message is the road back to congressional control.
"Elizabeth Warren was the most popular Democrat on the campaign trail this cycle—in red states, purple states, and blue states," said Adam Green, cofounder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. "And that's because her economic populist message ... resonates everywhere."
It's just an initial shot, but it's a sign of things to come. As the party autopsies its 2014 loss, factions promise to further fracture as they debate what went wrong, who's to blame, and where to go next. And for progressives, that means a concerted effort to pull the party to the left.
But for the movement to gain traction, it needs a high-profile candidate for the 2016 presidential contest, someone who would run to the left of Hillary Clinton. Warren is the obvious choice, but she has repeatedly said she won't run.
With Democrats on the outs in Congress, however, those calls promise to get louder.
Warren's allies point to Tuesday night's results as proof that their preferred candidate has national appeal.
Warren hit the trail for Democratic candidates across the map this year, in deep-blue states like Oregon and red ones like West Virginia and Kentucky. She spoke about economic populism issues such as the minimum wage, fixing student-debt problems, and expanding Social Security, a message that worked in states across the ideological spectrum.
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Didn’t really white Abortion Barbie pull 97% plus of the black vote in Tex?
That is the most bizarre/hilarious Time cover parody I think I've ever seen. LOL
Is this the Franken and Warren decade?
If I absolutely had to choose, I’d pick listening to Obama over Warren. She is one of the most annoying ever.
Of those who actually turned out to vote. Bammy got blacks who had never voted to turn out, which is unlikely to happen again. They sure didn’t turn out Tuesday.
We can hope that voter ID laws have helped our side out. That doesn’t get mentioned much, but it may be a factor.
And what is “Ecconomic Populism? It did not seem to help Lizzie’s understudies.
Must be that Indian blood
“message of economic populism”
I never thought “economic populism” was the same as the Marxism she supports.
“Here’s their A Team:”
Proof that politics is Hollywood for ugly people!
If they support LGBT, feminazis, muslims, atheists, the New World Order, and war with Russia, I WILL NEVER SUPPORT THEM—”economic populism” or not!!!!
Besides that, Elizabeth Pocahontas Warren PLAGIARIZED her “economic populist” “research”. She’s a FAKE through and through, and would be just EXACTLY like Hillary if we elect her President!!!!
Oh, I pray that the Democrats buy this nonsense and let Warren lead them around by their noses at least through 2016. It should be hilarious.
I see that Redskin Comrade Elizabeth Warren is already practicing here communist clenched fist salute. It will serve her well in jail.
HOW? (Sorry for the Indian lingo)
I hope Elizabeth rips Hillary a new one...
That catfight would be great pay tv.
Adam Green sounds like the sort of guy who would step out into the hurricane eye and argue that there’s nothing to be concerned about.
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