Wall Street’s worst Nightmare: an Elizabeth Warren stoking our Populist anger

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to people in a way that few have in recent years. Senator Warren speaks with conviction and common sense.  Senator Warren speaks for our common working class interests, where few other politicians dare to go.  

And though her words say No, I'm not running -- absolutely not ...

What does Elizabeth Warren think about the speculation that she will run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016?

“I’m not,” Warren told reporters last Friday, after an Associated Industries of Massachusetts breakfast.

Absolutely not, a reporter followed up? “I am not,” Warren responded.

Under no circumstances? “I am not.”

... her deeds and actions on the other hand, have many Progressives thinking that maybe she should run. Afterall, Senator Warren is one politican, consistently speaking up for them. She has credibility and intelligence and plain talk -- and just plain guts, that is so lacking in most Democratic discourse these days.

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Sroka said Warren’s populist message resonates with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, many of whom are disappointed with Democratic President Barack Obama’s willingness to work with financial firms on Wall Street and his support for changing the formula used to calculate Social Security benefits. “Senator Warren talks about income inequality and the issues facing middle class and working class voters in a way almost no one else in the country talks about it,” Sroka said. “Her unwavering focus on taking on economic inequality head on and making sure the government works for working people, I think that is ultimately what’s behind a lot of the speculation.”

Warren has also not been afraid to disagree with her party. She opposed Obama’s call to use a formula called “chained CPI” to calculate -- and lower -- Social Security benefits. Instead, her most recent campaign has been to expand Social Security benefits. She urged Democrats to oppose a compromise bill on student loans that temporarily lowered student loan interest rates but tied them to the market. Instead, she pushed for changes that would further lower rates and move toward eliminating government profit on student loans.
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Several political operatives agreed that Warren is unlikely to run. Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic political strategist with the Dewey Square Group, said she takes Warren at her word. But she thinks the buzz is an indication that some Democrats find Warren’s message refreshing. “It may not be so much about Elizabeth Warren as it is about people who want other people like her ... to be fighting for the middle class and fighting for fairness,” Marsh said. “She’s the vessel, the leading voice on it, but she’s not the only voice. Voters are looking for more to join the chorus.”
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Elizabeth Warren's popularity with national progressives fuels buzz over 2016 presidential run by Shira Schoenberg, masslive.com -- Nov 22, 2013

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to people in a way that few have in recent years. Senator Warren fights for economic fairness, in ways that make Wall Street shudder -- and the Populist masses cheer ...