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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
Wed Dec 31, 2014, 10:26 PM Dec 2014

"So far, only one campaign has been launched in Iowa for 2016."

So far, only one campaign has been launched in Iowa for 2016. The candidate, Elizabeth Warren, continues to say she is not running, but it seems some people refuse to accept that. For months, the freshman senator from Massachusetts has repeated the same response when asked about a 2016 presidential bid.

“No, I’m not running for president” has been her often repeated reply.

But in October, everything changed.

October 22, 2014: Elizabeth Warren was asked about running for president by People magazine — and gave a more open-to-interpretation answer than she had all year.

“I don’t think so,” she said. “If there’s any lesson I’ve learned in the last five years, it’s don’t be so sure about what lies ahead. There are amazing doors that could open.”

Jump forward to December 17th in Des Moines, Iowa. A group called “Run Warren Run” kicked off the first campaign of the 2016 presidential race. No, it is not authorized by Senator Warren, but it is not a minor effort.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/27793-focus-warren-2016-campaign-underway-without-her
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"So far, only one campaign has been launched in Iowa for 2016." (Original Post) Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 OP
VERMIN SUPREME IS RUNNIN'! Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #1
OK, so the wrong rock started the avalanche. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #2
I thought Vermin Supreme was a pizza! Brigid Dec 2014 #4
I have a deep gut feeling that she and Bernie will team up madokie Dec 2014 #3
Warren/Sanders Brigid Dec 2014 #5
The message Warren's sending is... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #6

madokie

(51,076 posts)
3. I have a deep gut feeling that she and Bernie will team up
Wed Dec 31, 2014, 10:57 PM
Dec 2014

why I think that I have no idea. Maybe its hope, maybe its they're so much alike, maybe its I'm nuts.

I vote the nuts part

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)
6. The message Warren's sending is...
Wed Dec 31, 2014, 11:15 PM
Dec 2014

...she's not running in 2016 for President. VP is possible, as are future runs for President. Sanders hopes to run in 2016, though. Hope he does and we get some good debates. Dems will be much more impressive than Repubs!

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