I think Donald Trump needs to recognize that he’s the nominee of the Republican Party and his target is Hillary Clinton, not Elizabeth Warren or anyone else,” Mr. Williams said. “One of the main rules of politics is to never punch downwards, and he’s punching way downward by engaging with a liberal senator who’s not even on the ballot this year.”
Did Donald Trump Just Hand the Senate to Elizabeth Warren?
Progressives are sad she didn’t run for president. But she’s playing a long game no one is talking about.
In a normal year, the Senate would be likely to stay in Republican hands. But now that Trump has secured the nomination, the prospect of a powerful anti-Trump turnout puts as many as a dozen Republican-held seats in play—with the possibility of electing as many as eight new female senators to join the 12 Democratic women who will return in 2017. That would give us a new Senate with a Democratic majority, a historically large bloc of women—as many as 20 on the Democratic side—and one person ready to lead them. In short, Trump could end up making Warren one of the most powerful people in the Capitol.
.. After raising an unheard-of $42 million in her 2012 campaign, she quickly turned to helping other Democrats.
.. When Warren sends a fundraising email, it’s a big deal. Warren’s campaign staff tracks how much money is generated by her email appeals, but won’t go on the record to quote specific dollar amounts. (In the past, she’s routinely touted email blasts that bring in $50,000 per pop.) Democratic insiders—including several who raise money for candidates themselves—speak with awe about the impact of Warren’s email fundraisers. “Anecdotally,” says DSCC press secretary Lauren Passalacqua “whenever Elizabeth Warren is going to send out an email on your behalf, that’s a get, for sure.”