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DETROIT Elizabeth Warrens keynote speech to Netroots Nation, a gathering of progressive activists from around the country, began with what has become a familiar dynamic for the Massachusetts senator.
She took the stage to rowdy chants of Run Liz Run!
Warrens willingness to pound away at Wall Street with abandon has some progressives hoping she challenges former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016. A new group called Ready For Warren, run by a former Obama campaign staffer, handed out signs and hats ahead of her speech encouraging her to run for president. Afterward, they released a folk music video featuring clips of her speech.
Conservatives and their powerful friends will continue to be guided by their internal motto: I got mine, the rest of you are on your own, she said on Friday. Were guided by principle and its a pretty simple idea: We all do better when we work together and invest in building a future.
When conservatives talk about opportunity, they mean opportunity for the rich to get richer and the powerful to get more powerful, Warren said in her remarks. They dont mean opportunities for a young person with $100,000 of student loan debt to try to build a future. They dont mean opportunities for someone out of work to get back on their feet.
Summing up her speech, she added: The game is rigged and the rich and the powerful have lobbyists and lawyers and plenty of friends in Congress. Everyone else not so much.
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