Bay State U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren welcomed fellow liberal from the north, Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, into the presidential sweepstakes yesterday, even as she continues to resist efforts to draft her into the race.
“I’m glad to see him get out there and give his version of what leadership in this country should be,” Warren said while at Middlesex Community College in Lowell yesterday. “I think that Bernie Sanders is going to play out a vision for America and that it is important for people to hear what he has to say.”
Warren has repeatedly said she will not run for president, despite a nationwide campaign urging her to throw her hat in the ring. Sanders shares many of Warren’s causes, such as breaking up big Wall Street banks, and many see him as the party’s only real chance to force Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton to tackle more liberal issues.
Sanders will make his first visit to New Hampshire today since launching his campaign Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Warren also said it’s time to rebuild ties between police and communities.
“People are angry and frustrated, and they have a reason to be,” Warren said. “That never excuses violence against the police, but we need to have a more serious conversation about what’s gone wrong in Baltimore and other places throughout this country and how to repair that.”
Warren said outrage over Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who died in police custody, was due to mounting frustrations.
“It’s something we must address,” she said. “We have shoved this problem out of the spotlight for years and that’s been part of what’s erupted now in Baltimore.”
Chris Cassidy contributed to this report.
