Latest CNN poll has Elizabeth Warren at 4% with nonwhite voters in Dem primary. http://t.co/e8PZDN4HuA — Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 10, 2014 If the Dem nominee were chosen by northeastern whites who use the term "progressive" instead of "liberal," Warren would give Clinton a fight — Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 10, 2014 Disclaimer: I think …
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Thursday Evening Open Thread: O RLY?
Sometimes I think they mix lead paint chips in with the coffee grounds at Politico. pic.twitter.com/Ie47KofWAj — Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) November 13, 2014 Possibly related, Marc Ambinder at The Week tells us that “Alien conspiracy theorists think the government is on the verge of spilling big secrets“: For as long as I’ve been reading about …
Thursday Evening Open Thread: “‘Rally’ Is A Verb”
The Washington Post reminds us why I’m not the only Democrat who {hearts} Senator Elisabeth Warren: … Warren — a second-year senator from Massachusetts who is not up for reelection — might be one of the few Democrats in the nation who are enjoying 2014. She has been invited to rallies for candidates in six …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: I {Heart} My Senior Senator
We live in cynical times. At BloombergPolitics, Annie Linskey asks “What Exactly Is Elizabeth Warren Going For?“: … She has said she’s not running for president and disavowed a super-PAC formed to push her candidacy. And yet the former Harvard Law School professor is traveling a path familiar to presidential candidates, drawing crowds that would …
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Open Thread: State of the (Maybe) 2016 Contenders
Yes, I am a Warren fangirl, but no, I still don’t think she’s planning to run for President in 2016. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, on the other hand, seems to be — at the very least — campaigning for the 2016 VP slot. Ed Kilgore at the Washington Monthly: Even as Hillary Clinton prepares for …
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Time to Bring Back Postal Banking?
Via Matthew Yglesias at Vox: Could the US Postal Service improve its financial position by becoming a bank? And could it change the financial sector for the better in the process? This idea, known as postal banking, has become increasingly main- stream over the course of 2014. And while there’s no indication such a change …
Why I Want Elisabeth Warren in the Senate for the Next Hundred Years
Via Upworthy. You should really listen to the whole thing (or at least read the transcript), but here’s a taste, starting just before the four-minute mark: … Sen. Elizabeth Warren: So that’s my question, again, Mr. Hunt. Are you telling me that all banks today in America, or even a majority, have some data to …
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