the hard part was then going back and telling the people i d hired that i wasn t going to be able to stay. but you know, sometimes you got to be the grown up. even before warren steps aside, some around her have an idea of what she could do next. i wanted barack obama to appoint her to head the agency. and i said if they don t confirm her, she can run for the senate. and he said, do you think you want to be a senator? i said yeah she wanted to be a senator. might even want your job. she s got start somewhere. she was untest bud proved very quickly she s in the senate race she s got that. very quickly she s in the senate race she s got that.
states senate. in the summer of 2011, democrats are looking to oust republican scott brown who a year and a half earlier shocked the reliably blue state of ma by capturing the late ted kennedy s senate seat. democrats look to elizabeth warren. so suddenly democrats in massachusetts looking around and saying hey, you know, she couldn t get confirmed maybe that run the cfpb but i think she d make a good messenger in this senate race. warren hasn t held or even run for public office before enter she never saw herself as the politician and that is part of why i thought she d be a terrific senator. reluctant at first she officially enters the race in september at 62 zblun tested but proved very quickly in that senate vase she s got that. warren hits her first real stumble when a controversy
thank you. elizabeth warren t senior senator from massachusetts takes the first step towards a 2020 run for white house on december 31, 2018. by posting a video on her campaign website. today i m launching an exploratory committee for president. is this the right place? even though the announcement s been widely expected, it generates a buzz around washington and on the air waves. breaking news. the highest profile democrat yet officially weighting into the presidential waters. its officially begun. you have a democrat in the race for president now senator elizabeth warren from massachusetts. you are the first household named democratic. the first heavyweight to announce that you are going to go ahead with this splortly committee. where are you going first? well, look, i want to be in this fight. because this is in my view the fundamental question that faces our country.