Quote (majorblood @ 27 Jun 2016 16:47)
Quote (excellence @ 27 Jun 2016 16:51)
no refunds Bernie and sellout Warren, quite the support
Warren really has sold out recently. She used to be one of the toughest Senators on Wall Street and banking regulations, but now she's going full-out supporting Hillary.
I was very curious to see how she would handle the Sanders-Clinton dilemma. Bernie's rhetoric and ideology fits more of her message and all the books she's written, but Hillary was always the most likely to win the DNC nomination. I'm not surprised she waited this long to endorse Hillary (as opposed to the Massachusetts primary), and it also totally makes sense to play politics here and get on the good side of the future president.
But it is really sad to see how far Warren has come from her previous messages. She's worked so hard to try and reinstate two sections of Glass-Steagal, and now Hillary wants nothing to do with that (obviously). Warren has also harshly criticized the TPP, and now she's getting behind one of the TPP's biggest advocates.
Perhaps it is for the greater good. Perhaps Warren knows she should support Clinton in an effort to defeat Trump and that's what really matters right now. But I also think that she should use this opportunity and leverage to influence HRC into supporting more Wall Street and banking regulations.
But, she hasn't done that. She really is a sellout. Gunning for the VP spot, I suppose. Or getting on the future president's good side, which is certainly never a bad idea for your own political career. But man, what about all those books and speeches she made? What a sellout.