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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      1. Elizabeth Warren is multifaceted, but in elections identity gets simplified. Her campaign needs to settle on which identity they want to go with: Warren the wonk or Warren the warrior.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      2. Until last night, Warren the wonk has been the dominant message. She has a plan for that! This identity has some advantages: it plays to her unique strengths (mastery of policy), setting her against not just Trump but the other candidates.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      3. Warren the wonk also played into her campaign's unity message (a wonk being able to figure out best policy solutions in a way that transcends ideological divide). It's a formidable message and won her a large, loyal following.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      4. Problem with making wonk salient (at the expense of being a fighter) is it appeals to only a subset of voters (college educated whites), is demobilizing (she has a plan, so we don't have to have her back) and limited her ability to criticize party when it screwed up (Iowa)

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Rebecca Traister

      5. Over-playing the wonkishness also obscured the fact that Warren hasn't just been a policy expert: he's used policy for a purpose, as a class warrior on behalf of ordinary people. As @rtraister points out, she's always been a fighter:https://twitter.com/rtraister/status/1230345242504826880 …

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      Rebecca Traister @rtraister
      Also this is who she has long been in Washington. She brought it to Biden over bankruptcy; she called Wells Fargo CEO “gutless;” she eviscerated the Equifax guy; she went after Geithner. But debates are tricky; even before tonight she’s been called too angry, so this was a risk.
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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      6. Eviscerating Bloomberg was not just good short term politics, but also showed, as @ThePlumLineGS notes, how Warren can fight both a specific political foe and (wonkishly) show that the foe is symptom of large structural problems. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/20/elizabeth-warren-just-tore-apart-billionaire-why-not-trump/ …

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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      7. Some more thoughts here on why channelling anger is good for Warren's campaign, and also how to deal with the sexist backlash that might also come from her warrior identity:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-debate-warren-nevada/ …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 Feb 2020

      8. To those who say Warren can sell herself as both a wonk and a warrior, remember: elections simplify identity. If voters only have one word to describe Warren, is it better if that word is "wonk" or "warrior." Which facet should be salient?

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        2. Tim Hurley‏ @ProudOvoid 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Why not "wonkior"?

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        3. lazorwulf‏ @LazorWulf 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @ProudOvoid @HeerJeet

          Came here to post "wonkior," thank you

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        1. Still “Trying” 2 Remain an Eternal Optimist  ☮️‏ @Flywriter2 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          How about we just call @ewarren a Leader .... because that’s exactly what she consistently proves herself to be

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        2. Aviva Gabriel‏ @avivajazz 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          @threadreaderapp unroll

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        3. Thread Reader App‏ @threadreaderapp 20 Feb 2020
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          Bonjour, the unroll you asked for: Thread by @HeerJeet: 1. Elizabeth Warren is multifaceted, but in elections identity gets simplified. Her campaign needs… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1230524173610434560.html …. Enjoy :) 🤖

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        1. Lurky Loo‏ @simonosbore 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          At least there's this: she has cemented the idea of her as a wonk. We know she's got a plan for that, it's covered off. So now she's free to Engage Beast Mode without that defining her.

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        1. Andrew Long‏ @andrewlong166 20 Feb 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Warrior. But she long ago established the foundation of Wonk so well that I think they weren't sure what to do after that. I hoped they'd be able to elevate her message above fighting, and they tried with Unity, but they didn't develop the argument of how those two fit together.

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        1. Justine Barron‏ @jewstein3000 20 Feb 2020
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          I think you answered it: she is a “wonky warrior” which is a fresh identity, strong and smart, definable, and true to who she is. Thx (again she’s not even my pick!)

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        1. Funky Bi Guy‏ @angryblackbiguy 20 Feb 2020
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          Knowledge of your opponent is necessary for any warrior. Fighting blind is always a disadvantage. Warren is right to embrace the warrior label.

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        1. and sometimes y god y‏ @deficitation 20 Feb 2020
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          Jeet could you please post a poll I would like to see what the Liz Lads think about this

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