Elizabeth Warren Was One of My Favorites, but Now?
I might be changing my mind.
There are no heroes in politics.
As much as we might wish there was a politician that we could fully trust, I’ve learned to keep my expectations low. I’ve followed politics from the time I was a kid, and if anything was ever clear to me it’s that Washington D.C. has a tendency to consume even the most principled of people. Maybe that’s why I like Bernie Sanders so much. Even though there is no such thing as a politician with a perfect record, he’s always stood out to me as someone who really does try and advocate for the greater good to the very best of his ability.
At one point, I thought Elizabeth Warren did, too.
But then I thought about Standing Rock.
She was so quick to claim even the smallest percentage of Native American roots, and a background within a marginalized community. And then in their time of need, when it mattered most, she didn’t even go and stand with them in solidarity. Instead, she simply fell silent.
Elizabeth Warren has shown a tendency throughout her political career to disappear whenever it counts, and the 2016 election was no exception. Why wouldn’t Elizabeth Warren endorse Bernie Sanders — a fellow progressive — during the primary season? Her endorsement…
