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My new @BW cover on how @ewarren learned to use Washington power, nearly became Hillary’s VP, why she stiffed Bernie in ’16--and is hellbent on a big agenda that could beat Trump...or cost Democrats everything bloomberg.com/news/features/…
@BW @ewarren One Warren friend told me: “If you went back to 2014 and told Elizabeth that Donald Trump would be elected president as a right-wing populist there’s no question she would have run for president.” (bloomberg.com/news/features/…)
@BW @ewarren I got hold of a memo written to Clinton by a top adviser @PhilippeReines arguing for Warren as VP: “If a crystal ball said she wouldn’t antagonize you for four years, it’s hard to argue she isn’t the most helpful for the next four months to get you elected.”
@BW @ewarren @PhilippeReines Clinton obviously didn’t pick Warren, went the "safe" route — and lost. Warren told me the lesson she learned in '16: “It’s never as good as doing it yourself.” That’s why she’s running for president in 2020. [bloomberg.com/news/features/…]
@BW @ewarren @PhilippeReines Warren’s “plans” scare many Dems. But she scoffs at Pelosi crowd’s timidity. She told me: “Who’s gonna show up to reduce student loan debt by 2%? I’m serious! Who’s gonna show up on our side to fight for that?”
@BW @ewarren @PhilippeReines At least some Trumpers worry he's vulnerable to Warren’s populist pitch, because he’s failed to deliver economic populism he promised. Even in the WH, Steve Bannon feared her: 
