Warren speech tonight at DNC Gala, per prepared remarks: "In 2020, we have a job to do: Beat Donald Trump. But I’ll be honest, that’s not enough. This
moment requires more than being “not Trump”.
She doesn't name names but... "Some Dems in Washington believe the only way forward is to make change incrementally, a few tweaks here and some nudges there.
No. This is a time of crisis..."
cont...: "and when you’re in a crisis – when your back is up against the wall –
the last thing you do is back down from the big fights. So I’m here with a message for Democrats: this is not the time for small ideas."
And more: "They don’t need someone to say, 'Let’s just turn back the clock.'
They don’t need someone to say, 'It’s all just too hard.'"
full screenshot below.
"When I lead the Democratic Party, we will be a party of moral clarity - a party of courage," she says near the end (per prepared remarks). The "moral clarity" part is interesting and I wouldn't be surprised if we hear more and more of that language.
this is a different speech in a different context, but tonight's remarks reminded me a bit of Warren's 2017 Netroots speech.
boston.com/news/politics/…
also some similarities, subtle Biden jabs and all w/o naming him, in Warren's CA state party convention speech earlier in the summer. "Some say if we all just calm down, the Republicans will come to their senses...But our country is in a crisis. The time for small ideas is over."
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