Liz Warren calls on both sides to unite against Trump

[TexasTowelie]

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren pleaded with both far-left voters as well as Republicans to set aside their differences with Democrat Hillary Clinton to avoid putting an “unfit” president in the White House — even as she slammed the GOP.

“What this is about is how we take our government back. That’s the key,” Warren said after a speech at the Somerville Theater last night. “They have all the money and power on the other side — the side that wants to keep things just the way they are. What we have on our side is our voices and our votes and it only matters if we use them.”

Warren, who regaled the packed theater with a policy talk that 
focused on raising the minimum wage, regulating big banks and 
expanding Social Security, echoed the sentiments of President Obama, who yesterday said GOP candidate Donald Trump is “unfit to serve 
as president.”

“Donald Trump proves every day that he is unfit to be president of the United States,” Warren said. “If he were a reality TV show, at this point he would have been 
canceled.”

Read more: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2016/08/liz_calls_on_both_sides_to_unite_against_trump

[Koinos]

2. Thank you once again, Elizabeth, for speaking the truth.

This is no longer simply a matter of Republican versus Democrat. It is a matter of our common humanity.

[tomp]

3. the far left?

bernie supporters are now the far left? I assume warren is not reaching out to american communists or others with the idea of violently overthrowing the govt. 'Cause as I understand it, THAT is the far left, not bernie. I also hope she, or the writer of the article, is not equating diehard bernie supporters to asshole republicans. no question that unity against trump is crucial. let's just keep our terms straight, ok?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. No. Climb down. No need to create battles where Warren is not creating one. . .nt

[tomp]

5. climb down?

pretty offensive.

for clarification, I take great exception to the liberties taken with descriptions of the political spectrum. I think it may have been the writer of the article and not warren who did that. But my main point is : let's keep political definitions clear. too often progressive democrats, or progressives in general are referred to as the far left. it's not true and it is a not so subtle political attack on the left in general.

[BlueCollar]

6. agreed...n/t