Can Elizabeth Warren reclaim her role as Democrats' top foil to Trump?

[DonViejo]

Sabrina Siddiquiin Boston, Massachusetts
@SabrinaSiddiqui

Fri 8 Feb 2019 08.27 EST Last modified on Fri 8 Feb 2019 08.40 EST

espite the years that have since passed, many of Elizabeth Warren’s former students at Harvard Law School share the same distinct memory: it was their very first day at the prestigious institution, and for many, their very first class.

Not knowing what to expect, they took their seats for an introductory course on contracts law. At the exact minute that the clock struck the top of the hour, Warren bounded into the room and rested her casebook on the podium.

“I’m Elizabeth Warren. This is contracts,” she said.

But whereas other professors had prepared a welcome speech, Warren’s pleasantries ended there. Glancing down at her seating chart, she proceeded to cold-call on the students with queries stemming from their reading material, making her way through at least half the room by the time the class was over.

Years later, when clips of Warren grilling corporate CEOs and cabinet officials from the US Senate went viral, her former students would fire off emails and texts to one another joking about what it was like to be at the receiving end.

“We could all empathize with the witness in the hot seat,” said Andrew Crespo, a former student of Warren’s who is an associate professor at Harvard.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/08/elizabeth-warren-2020-presidential-race-democrats-trump-foil

[Zoonart]

1. IMHO... this is why she needs to remain in the Senate.

Her doggedness on the issues will better serve the public in her current capaity. JJMHO.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Actually, it's why she needs to run

Her depth on economic policy and communication skills will elevate the quality of the entire primary. Why more people here don’t see that is a mystery to me.