Right now Warren is my top candidate and as a former Sanders supporter I hope he stays out

[Quixote1818]

of the race because they are very similar and just going to draw from one another. Warren is also a Democrat so that sticking point goes away. I would also prefer a woman at this juncture as it's just time. Anyone else who likes both of these two, now worried about Sanders getting in? Maybe that is why Warren declared so early? She wanted to beat Sanders announcement so maybe he will stay clear now?

Thoughts?

[rgbecker]

1. I'm in your boat.

I'd like to see Sanders come out early and throw his support behind Warren. Unless I missed something, Warren is essentially repeating Sanders points, doing it as a women and is younger and may be more appealing to more people. That said, if she holds back on Medicare for all, Sanders will want to stay in to force attention to that, his favorite issue.

I'm eager to see when and how Warren missteps and how she recovers. That will be the telling.

[questionseverything]

5. medicare for all, lowering the cost of college and tackling climate change

are my big 3, after income equality

if warren lines up correctly(in my view) on those subjects, I could happily support her

I still love Bernie but it is his ideas we need

[Joe941]

6. I'll support Bernie if he chooses to run otherwise Biden for me.

[rgbecker]

8. Bernie and Biden are far apart on Bernie's issues.

I think Warren is more closely aligned with Bernie. Don't you think so? Is it personality rather than issues you are focused on? Or something else?

Just wondering.

[Joe941]

11. Hillary would be 2nd but she isn't running again.

[sharedvalues]

10. I love Warren too.

One point of clarification:

Link to tweet

In the US, we're mostly incapable of talking about ideology. But, it's useful to describe the differences between Liz Warren and Bernie Sanders in ideological terms.

Warren is a progressive. Bernie is a democratic socialist. The rest of the Dems are left liberals (at best).

[pecosbob]

12. Pretty much anywhere but here Warren would be considered only marginally left of center

only in the U.S. would anyone in the right half of that chart be considered liberal at all. Anyone that could have been called a true conservative has left the Republican Party by now...only reactionaries remain, hence the struggle on the left to distance itself from moderates and centrists.

[sharedvalues]

15. Yes

Though I’d say today’s republican Party is worse than reactionary — it’s a party of authoritarian kleptocracy.
Closer to the Soviets or Mao or a banana republic than any democracy today.

[SamKnause]

2. I love Bernie !!!

I really like Elizabeth too.

I would be pleased with either candidate.

[aikoaiko]

3. That's a fine rationale but EW needs to speak up soon

About positions as a candidate.

[BeyondGeography]

4. I always thought he ran in '16 because she didn't run

Neither did any other economic populist. There was a void and he filled it; not so this time. I share your hope.

[demigoddess]

7. AGREE on all points. Sanders has some unlikeable points.

And we should go woman this time.

[pecosbob]

9. Anyone that champions the cause of the working stiff will get my vote

be it Warren, Brown, Biden or whomever (I won't include he who shall not be named as it seems to put sand in some people's drawers). Can't say I know much about Harris' position on economic issues but I expect it's solid as well as Klobuchar.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

13. She's My Favorite Of The Few Who Have Declared

Which isn't saying all that much, really, because very few have actually declared so far. I won't pick a candidate until I see who's in the field, but as of right now, Elizabeth Warren is my favorite OF THE ONES WHO HAVE DECLARED.

I was a Bernie guy too. I voted for Hillary. I love Elizabeth Warren. I think she's brilliantly smart and super-tough. But I'm holding out for Sherrod Brown.

[Quixote1818]

14. I am still open to looking at other candidates too. nt