Does Elizabeth Warren talking about economics remind anyone else of this speech by the great Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life?"
I grew up about 45 minutes from Jimmy Stewart's hometown of Indiana, Pa. When I hear Warren's speech patterns, with her remnants of an Oklahoma drawl, I hear an authentic, progressive populism with deep roots in American history. nytimes.com/2019/12/13/pod…
Don't forget that Oklahoma was a hotbed of socialism in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 1914 there were over 175 Socialists elected to office in the state. oklahoman.com/article/552678…
A fuller history of Oklahoma socialism can be found here. okhistory.org/publications/e…
What both Warren and Sanders share is that they're people who have come out of the working class who understand how politics and public policy can be used to level a grievously tilted playing field. This is why the wealthy fear them, because they fear the level playing field.
