Warren warns 'democracy hangs in the balance' in New Year's Eve speech

By Joseph Ax and Amanda Becker

 

FILE PHOTO: Senator Elizabeth Warren participates in an interview in the spin room after the sixth 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates campaign debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot/File Photo

 

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that "democracy hangs in the balance" five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February.

 

In her home state of Massachusetts on the first anniversary of her campaign launch, Warren said President Donald Trump would "try to cheat his way through yet another election" if he is not removed from office after his impeachment by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives.

 

"In the past 12 months, the president has become bolder with his lies and more brazen in his law-breaking," said Warren, who as a U.S. senator will vote on whether to convict Trump of improperly pressuring Ukraine for political favors. "Meanwhile, the Republicans in Congress have turned into fawning, spineless defenders of his crimes."

 

The race for the Democratic nomination remains fluid as the calendar turns to 2020, with 15 Democrats still in the running and a majority of voters telling pollsters that they have yet to settle on a final choice. The nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire in early February will be critical tests of candidates' viability.

 

Warren's address took place in front of a crowd of nearly 700 people at a church in downtown Boston known as a gathering place for revolutionary colonists in the 1770s.

 

"We are a nation that fights back," she said. "Fighting back is an act of patriotism."

 

Warren remains a top Democratic candidate in national opinion polls but her standing slipped in autumn after a months-long surge that briefly vaulted her to front-runner status.

 

Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that "democracy hangs in the balance" five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February. Gavino Garay reports.

 

She is in third place behind Joe Biden, the former vice president, and fellow U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, according to the website RealClearPolitics's national polling average.

 

Warren's momentum stalled under sustained attacks from more moderate Democratic candidates like Pete Buttigieg, the outgoing mayor of South Bend, Indiana, over her support for Medicare for All, the healthcare overhaul that would eliminate private insurance in favor of a single government-run plan.

 

In response, Warren has revised her rhetoric on healthcare, emphasizing her intention to phase in Medicare for All over several years to preserve "choice" for Americans.

 

She has also sought to return to the theme of economic populism that animated the early part of her campaign.

 

Warren, who has sworn off high-dollar fundraisers, argued on Tuesday that other candidates who "kiss the rings" of the wealthy are beholden to rich donors and corporate interests.

 

"The billionaires, the corporate executives and their favorite presidential candidates have one clear goal: to convince you that everything you imagine is impossible," Warren said.

 

While she did not name any rivals, her remarks were likely aimed at Biden and Buttigieg, whom she has previously criticized for holding high-priced fundraisers.

 

In recent months, Warren has seen a slowdown in her fundraising pace. The campaign said last week it had raised just over $17 million in the fourth quarter with a few days to go, lower than the $24.6 million she raised last quarter.

 

(Reporting by Joseph Ax and Amanda Becker; Editing by Peter Cooney and Alistair Bell)

 

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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Warren's address took place in front of a crowd of nearly 700 people

 

Trump has thousands outside his venues because they can't get everyone in.

If that's the best she can do she's toast.

she should give it away and save herself the embarrassment …. 

Yet the lefties still want an impartial jury. lol

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

 

Trump has thousands outside his venues because they can't get everyone in.

If that's the best she can do she's toast.

 

I saw her outside of a thrift shop ringing a bell for campaign donations. Seems she isn't doing well outside of the wine caves.

1 minute ago, Cryingdick said:

 

I saw her outside of a thrift shop ringing a bell for campaign donations. Seems she isn't doing well outside of the wine caves.

Sad thing is if she had actually been wanting to get rid of the insurance industry and bring in universal health coverage, I'd have voted for her.

I just don't believe she would actually do that though. Politicians say anything to get elected, then it doesn't happen. The insurance lobby in the US is just too powerful, and she isn't the person to break it.

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sad thing is if she had actually been wanting to get rid of the insurance industry and bring in universal health coverage, I'd have voted for her.

I just don't believe she would actually do that though. Politicians say anything to get elected, then it doesn't happen. The insurance lobby in the US is just too powerful, and she isn't the person to break it.

 

Her numbers didn't make sense. When she showed everybody her plans people couldn't hide their laughter and that was the beginning of the drop in her polls. She also antagonized anybody with two nickels to rub together and that was the end of her fundraising. 

 

Maybe the 700 people in attendance all kicked in $10 or $20 a piece.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Politicians say anything to get elected, then it doesn't happen.

Like "and Mexico will pay". 

5 minutes ago, Lungstib said:

Like "and Mexico will pay". 

 

or "you can keep your insurance plan"...

Silly old pretend socialist.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

 

Trump has thousands outside his venues because they can't get everyone in.

If that's the best she can do she's toast.

But Warren doesn't pay for people to attend her rallies.

This woman has made a career out of gaming the system to get unwarranted personal advantages...Go back to your Indian tribe please!  

 

 

3 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Silly old pretend socialist.

 

dont talk about pocahontas that way

The cattle cheering  for the butcher on their way to the slaughterhouse

She is right. Trump tipped the scale of democracy and rule of law. 

I wonder if greed is so strong the over 75 type with blue cross blue shield type plans will ever think of their children and grandchildren?  I worry  greed is to strong. 

7 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

or "you can keep your insurance plan"...

and "if you like your Dr you can keep your Dr".

I think there was something about it being cheaper too. How did that work out?

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

She is right. Trump tipped the scale of democracy and rule of law. 

You are right. He was someone that never should have had a hope of being president, but he is. He broke the rule book.

IMO he never expected to be the chosen candidate, but it just happened that enough voters hated the Washington establishment and here we are .

53 minutes ago, Elkski said:

I wonder if greed is so strong the over 75 type with blue cross blue shield type plans will ever think of their children and grandchildren?  I worry  greed is to strong. 

? The over 75 type has Medicare ...

33 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You are right. He was someone that never should have had a hope of being president, but he is. He broke the rule book.

IMO he never expected to be the chosen candidate, but it just happened that enough voters hated the Washington establishment and here we are .

Credit must go to the Russia troll factories using social media to spread fake news and untruth. All this part of the Gerasimov doctrine. He really couldn’t win without Russia aid. Think you smart enough to agree on this. However I do accept he is POTUS till 2020. 

5 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

She is right. Trump tipped the scale of democracy and rule of law. 

 

And you think her lying about being part Native American and also apparently about her father being a janitor makes her likely to be remotely interested in democracy and the rule of law?

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Credit must go to the Russia troll factories using social media to spread fake news and untruth. All this part of the Gerasimov doctrine. He really couldn’t win without Russia aid. Think you smart enough to agree on this. However I do accept he is POTUS till 2020. 

 

Those Russians - must be very clever, Now manipulating all these other countries.

 

No other country would dream of doing such.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You are right. He was someone that never should have had a hope of being president, but he is. He broke the rule book.

IMO he never expected to be the chosen candidate, but it just happened that enough voters hated the Washington establishment and here we are .

Now I'm not a fan of your posts, or your support of trump, however this post puts the election of this clown into perspective, to a certain extent anyway because the American public did not vote him in, the electoral college vote got him in.

 

You said that "in your opinion he never expected to be the chosen candidate, but it just happened that enough voters hated the Washington establishment, and here we are" and trying to look at that objectively, you are very close to the truth I believe.

 

Having said that I was very supportive of Obama, but not of Hillary Clinton as she didn't seem to instil confidence, or come to that, honesty, in the American public.......BUT I still believe that the American public are not totally convinced that the dumb one has any honesty or morals attached to his being, and if they knew then what they know now about how stupid he is I doubt he would have been elected, but he has, and again, what were/are the options?

 

Liberals all think the world is ending, climate change will destroy us all, Trump will nuke Noth Korea/Iran, the economy will crash, entertainers will leave the country, blah blah blah.  Pochahonuts is just another one claiming the 'world is going to end; unless you vote for me - emotional blackmail that works on the silly and ignorant.  But now the People have seen and heard what can happen - and they will demand it always - promises made promises kept - not all but most.  The previous POTUS said many things and never delivered.  Like him or not Trump has been doing what he said he would and no POTUS since Reagan and Kennedy before him have done that.   

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Warren's momentum stalled under sustained attacks from more moderate Democratic candidates like Pete Buttigieg, the outgoing mayor of South Bend, Indiana, over her support for Medicare for All, the healthcare overhaul that would eliminate private insurance in favor of a single government-run plan.

 

In response, Warren has revised her rhetoric on healthcare,

It is a sad reflection of a society when such a socially beneficial healthcare stance is regarded as rhetoric. 
 

maga

9 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

This woman has made a career out of gaming the system to get unwarranted personal advantages...Go back to your Indian tribe please!  

 

 

Ha ha now there’s a good one lol hey donald let’s have a look at those tax returns lol oh you bought a portrait of yourself from your charity lol and on and on and on lol I’m not a fan of warren but I do agree donalds refuseal or inability to work within the constitution poses a grave threat to our democracy his active use of and advocacy  to use and attempting of bribery and extortion of foreign powers to interfere in our elections does indeed pose a grave danger to our democracy 

5 hours ago, Tug said:

Ha ha now there’s a good one lol hey donald let’s have a look at those tax returns lol oh you bought a portrait of yourself from your charity lol and on and on and on lol I’m not a fan of warren but I do agree donalds refuseal or inability to work within the constitution poses a grave threat to our democracy his active use of and advocacy  to use and attempting of bribery and extortion of foreign powers to interfere in our elections does indeed pose a grave danger to our democracy 

This thread is about how wonder Warren is...you want to open it up to others...let's use the most successful white-collar criminal in the world as an example...HRC successfully gamed the US and the World to the tune of billions...and then...to her credit...covered it up without a whimper from the Justice Department...

 

She should really run for Empress of the world...we could all pay homage by placing gifts at her feet...☺

48 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

This thread is about how wonder Warren is...you want to open it up to others...let's use the most successful white-collar criminal in the world as an example...HRC successfully gamed the US and the World to the tune of billions...and then...to her credit...covered it up without a whimper from the Justice Department...

 

She should really run for Empress of the world...we could all pay homage by placing gifts at her feet...☺

Most successful criminal is the one who gained the white house,and i do believe we heard a whimper from DOJ but it could had being gas,

tHRC she is a far second by any metrix.

11 hours ago, Elkski said:

I wonder if greed is so strong the over 75 type with blue cross blue shield type plans will ever think of their children and grandchildren?  I worry  greed is to strong. 

 

No they won't. It is the "deadbeat generation" and you can throw most of the Baby Boomers in with them.

12 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Credit must go to the Russia troll factories using social media to spread fake news and untruth. All this part of the Gerasimov doctrine. He really couldn’t win without Russia aid. Think you smart enough to agree on this. However I do accept he is POTUS till 2020. 

Why is it that some can never accept that Trump won because many Americans "dislike" Washington and all that live in it? It always has to be some "other" entity that elected him.

Trump was, IMO, a result of the corruption of Washington, and had it not been him, it would have been some other independent that stood against the establishment. Bernie almost made it, but the establishment did for him.