Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network post- midterm election meeting in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made it official: she is jumping into the presidential race. The Massachusetts Democrat became the first major Democratic candidate to enter the 2020 contest when she announced Monday that she is forming an exploratory committee. That key step allows her to hire staff and start raising money before she formally kicks off her candidacy in what is likely to be a crowded Democratic primary. Others, including some of Warren’s fellow senators, are also getting ready to make announcements of their own, and some are expected within days, according to the Washington Post. “America’s middle class is under attack,” Warren says in a four-minute, 30-second video emailed to supporters Monday morning in which she made the announcement. “How did we get here? Billionaires and big corporations decided they wanted more of the pie. And they enlisted politicians to cut them a bigger slice.” Throughout the video, Warren leans in to her reputation as an anti-Wall Street crusader who has a working class background and has long advocated for stronger consumer financial protections. read more https://slate.com/news-and-politics...as-she-enters-the-2020-presidential-race.html
