Honorable Madame Senator,
There comes a point in all of our lives where our vision for ourselves collides with the destiny we were chosen for. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the reluctant statesperson, the humble warrior for the 99 percent, the unflinching distributor of truth, you have now reached that point.
Despite your gracious humility, your irrepressible charm, and you indomitable will, the Senate is a place of ceilings-of favors done and done for, and of ambition. And while you serve the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a manner worthy of accolades, it is your sheer indifference to the limelight that makes you such a star.
You are a woman of class, of broad intelligence, and immense strength. You are the kind of leader, female or otherwise, that was once long thought extinct in our body politic. Many times you have said, and I do believe you, that it is not your intent to become our President. You have said you are convinced about your path in the upper chamber, and anybody who listened to your speech to derail the runaway Citicorp train would be tempted to agree.
It is said also, that your political experience is rather limited. I do not believe that is any longer viewed as a weakness. I am not entirely sure what decades of legislative experience brings anymore, aside from a rolodex of corruption. For my part I have endured years of losing, followed by pyrrhic victories that led to a deep sense of betrayal. I am an old, young man Senator. I am beaten down by the lies, and the seemingly inexorable slip towards fascism.
No your actual experience in the muck and mire of the filth that has become elective politics is limited-but your breadth of practical knowledge and advanced education is unequaled. And equally important, the range of fields which you have worked in effectively is just as large. From humble Oklahoma roots, having once worked as a waitress to support your family, to teaching at Harvard, to leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that you envisioned, all the while raising a family of distinction and embracing every aspect of modern womanhood, you have served as an inspiration.
You are exactly the type of person that needs to be President. We need a candidate who did not envision themselves in the Oval Office since they could walk; we need a candidate who takes the role on as a means to the end that is true economic fairness, as a job that is taken to accomplish goals, not an ascension viewed primarily as a goal accomplished.
This is public service calling, Senator. The candidate we need, despite the era of high-definition, must possess within an inner beauty as well, an earnest, humble nature who is in it for one reason, and one reason only-the people. I understand very clearly that the very foundation of your personality is not narcissistic, that your professional goals involve service, not self. Indeed, it is a sign of the rot and infestation of the office of the Presidency, that the job is seen as a monument to self, more than a service to us.
But you, Madame Senator, can reacquaint us with the notion of public service again. Yes you, the once shy Oklahoman who just kept pushing, and just kept telling difficult truths, and just kept evolving as a person and not as a soulless tool of an oligarchical society.
You, the mother, the professor, the waitress, the champion of labor rights, the warrior for consumers, the Senator, and yes..the President. You embody everything an American President should be-dignified, experienced, honorable, and honest.
Senator I am calling, my friends are calling, the will and remaining hopes of an economically starved nation are calling upon you, right now, to set aside your reservations, like you have always done, and elevate your own dreams and hopes for this nation-a nation that is desperate for its equality to finally match its bounty.
With great respect and fervent optimism I ask you now to step forward and run for President of The United States of America. The time has come for a new vision for the White House, for a re-connection with values long thought abandoned, and of substance, once again to reign supreme. I am putting my faith, my efforts, and my trust in you. I expect not perfection, but effort, not miracles, but loyalty. I and millions of Americans like me have selected you, because we trust you in our economic foxholes.
We have faith that the moral authority of your argument will prevail, and that the strength of your will and your ability to educate will be the key that turns the lock on a true progressive movement, away from neo-liberalism, and towards economic justice.
Put frankly, and simply, Senator, we have had "Elvises", "beer drinkers", and "rock stars." We need a teacher. I promise that you will preside over a nation prepared to do its homework.
With Deep Respect,
(name redacted for this forum)