| Subject: | Elizabeth Warren, President Obama, and the TPP |
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| Date: | Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:12:04 +0000 |
| From: | Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America <info@democracyforamerica.com> |
| Reply-To: | info@democracyforamerica.com |
| To: | Steven Greenberg |
Steven --
President Obama just showed why Sen. Elizabeth Warren should run for
president.
On Tuesday night, the president went on MSNBC to defend the
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that Elizabeth Warren and other
progressive leaders have been fighting in the Senate, telling Chris
Matthews: "I love Elizabeth. We're allies on a whole host of
issues, but she's wrong on this."
In a speech on Thursday, President Obama -- clearly on the
defensive as his administration desperately attempts to save the
TPP -- then hit a new low, comparing the arguments TPP opponents
are making to Sarah Palin's delusional "death panels" rhetoric.
Here's the problem for the president: No matter how much he tells
Elizabeth Warren and most of the Democratic Party to trust him, we
have no way to judge President Obama's promises that the TPP is just
fine. The text of the TPP is secret. Corporate lobbyists
have seen the text, but the American people are in the dark.
That's one of the reasons Elizabeth Warren has been fighting to
break the veil of secrecy around this trade deal. And it's why the
president felt the need to call her out personally on national TV.
This isn't just about the TPP. By making this about
Elizabeth Warren, President Obama is acknowledging that her
courageous leadership is a threat to this deal as she shifts the
center of gravity underneath the Democratic Party. He
knows that Democrats across America -- and in Congress -- are
looking to her for leadership.
That's exactly why we need Elizabeth Warren to join the race for
president. She's already shown that leadership matters. Her work on
the TPP has changed the conversation and given us a chance to defeat
this bad deal.
Imagine what she could do on the national stage in the race
for the White House -- or as President of the United States.
Sign our petition: Ask Elizabeth Warren to
run for president.
If Elizabeth Warren were president, we wouldn't be having
this discussion about the TPP. She would never propose a
trade deal that would destroy American jobs, allow corporations to
overturn our laws, and benefit the rich at the expense of everyone
else. She certainly would not keep the text hidden from the public.
President Obama has done many great things in office, but his
support for the TPP is not one of them, unfortunately.
It's an important reminder that we need to work hard to make sure
the person who succeeds him in the Oval Office is a progressive
champion on the defining challenges of our time -- and especially on
income inequality. Our next president needs to have a
proven record of fighting -- and winning -- against Wall Street's
destructive agenda for America.
Elizabeth Warren fits that role better than anybody. As a
presidential candidate she would fundamentally shift the focus of
the presidential race -- from the media to the candidates themselves
-- to a robust discussion on how to fix an economic and political
system that is rigged against the American people. She would also
help lift up candidates in local, state, and Congressional races by
defining the Democratic Party as the party that sides with the
people, not the big corporations.
President Obama recognizes that Elizabeth Warren is a
powerful and influential progressive leader. We need that
leadership in the 2016 presidential campaign. Will you join the
movement to draft Elizabeth Warren for president?
Sign the petition: Draft Elizabeth Warren
for president in 2016.
Thank you for helping Elizabeth Warren fight back against Wall
Street on behalf of the American people.
- Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Executive Director
Democracy for America
P.S. This week, campaign finance reform champion
Prof. Lawrence Lessig made a brilliant case for getting money out of
politics and an Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign at a special
event in New York. Watch the full video of Lessig's speech
now, courtesy of our friends at MoveOn.
