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Elizabeth Warren

truebluegreen

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3. Given that the media is totally obsessed with the "horse race" aspect

Reply to RiverLover (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 09:58 PM

Apr 2015

of presidential elections it is understandable. The way I see it is that, even though Warren is not running, it keeps her--and her progressive positions--squarely in the picture and makes it more difficult for triangulators (ahem) to pull to the right. Which, imho, is all good.

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Why do they keep including Warren in presidential polls when she says she's not running, but [View all] RiverLover Apr 2015 OP

Perhaps it's the pollsters way of saying: Demeter Apr 2015 #1

I like ^this best!!! RiverLover Apr 2015 #2

Given that the media is totally obsessed with the "horse race" aspect truebluegreen Apr 2015 #3

Yes, just the threat of Elizabeth running might help in that department. We'll see. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2015 #4