Reply #3: Very true

[karynnj]

I think , as you had strongly argued, that it would have been better to have Warren tested in a tough primary. It is possible for a primary to be tough without a lot of negativity. I do worry that the cheers she gets for the more strident, I think out of character moments, the more she will be encouraged to continue them. They could hurt in the general election.

I think that the left really did jump onto her as a savior and now they are attempting to define her the way they want - just as they did with Webb and Tester. I remember a post you made that spoke of how they will be surprised that she is more of a centrist that many of the Democrats they dismiss as not "progressive enough" for them.

It is tough having to learn to campaign while everyone is watching and every word is parsed to see if it can be spun in a negative way. It is scary to think of how much work needs to be done to define her. Her work to get a consumer agency was good, but it says nothing of any of her other positions. I really wonder if the left's obsession with angry rhetoric might not put them in the position of helping the right define her negatively - with the videos they chose to make viral.

It will be interesting to see if she can retain the love of the far left as she gets a more balanced picture of who she is out. (Meanwhile on DU, she is "fire breathing FDR Democrat".