Elizabeth Warren, as yet unnannounced candidate for Massachusetts Senator, gave a speech to the Greater Boston Labor Council today. Unnannounced she may be, but it was pretty clearly the kickoff speech of her campaign. Listen to the whole thing below.
It starts out slow-paced, yet provides an interesting history of how the Consumer Protection Agency came to be despite "the most powerful lobbying force on the face of the planet." By the end she has them on their feet and giving her a standing ovation.
She's clearly trying out a number of different talking points and lines through the ten minutes she had; this one in particular caught my attention:
"Instead of Subsidizing the Past, Those Who've Made It, We Need to Invest in the Future."
Sounds right to me.
Elizabeth Warren may be Democrats' best chance to defeat Scott Brown in 2012. Not only that, there is an extremely good chance that the outcome of the Massachusetts Senate race will decide which party will control the Senate in 2013 and 2014.
The future of not only the Consumer Protection Agency, but of Health Care Reform, Medicare and Environmental Regulation may rest with Elizabeth Warren, her fight for the nomination, and her ability to ultimately defeat Scott Brown.
Update: Warren does best of Democratic contenders against Brown:
BOSTON — She may be an undeclared candidate, but potential Democratic U.S. Senate contender Elizabeth Warren appears to be gaining support among Massachusetts voters. A WBUR Poll (PDF) released Tuesday puts the Harvard law professor the closest of four Democrats to incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown.
When paired in a hypothetical contest, 44 percent of 500 likely voters said they’d vote for Brown, compared to 35 percent who said they would vote for Elizabeth Warren. In similar hypothetical match-ups, Brown topped City Year co-founder Alan Khazei (45 percent to 30 percent), activist Bob Massie (45 percent to 29 percent) and Newton Mayor Setti Warren (no relation to Elizabeth) (46 percent to 28 percent).
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