Tag: Liz Goodwin

We gathered several of our political reporters — Jess Bidgood, Liz Goodwin, Victoria McGrane, and James Pindell — to answer questions via Slack Monday about her nascent campaign: When Elizabeth Warren entered the race, she faced some criticism about her candidacy — everything from her DNA test release to questions about her ‘likability’ (more on that later). Since we’re talking about Massachusetts... What other ways, if any, does she bring up her life here? Bidgood: She has talked a lot about beating Scott Brown in 2012. This person, like most if not all Republicans, really does not like Warren. When you talk to the people who appear at her rallies, what do they say about her “likability”? Pindell: Democratic voters I talk with are really struggling with the “I want a progressive fighter who understands I want to punch Trump every day” and then someone they think will have a persona of calm that can tactically appeal to some Trump voters. Goodwin: It feels like a lot of voters are willing to vote for whoever is getting the most traction and seems to have the best shot at beating Trump. Getting in so early was partly a nod to her wanting to get the meter started on these donations. (Of course, other candidates will have the same challenge.) McGrane: Warren, interestingly, has done some work on outreach to voters of color in the past couple of years as Jess wrote about.