We’re long overdue for a female president, and Elizabeth Warren is the ideal candidate: a teacher, a listener, a comforter, a defender, an innovator, a tireless worker, and probably the sharpest mind presently in American politics. (1) It’s disappointing, and quite frankly scary, that more Americans, especially those of us that call ourselves progressives, weren’t able to recognize or acknowledge what a uniquely capable candidate we had. (2)