The New York Timesis noticing that Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is "one of the few high-profile leaders in either party to repeatedly challenge Mr. Trump with clarity and directness"—their recent Twitter fight being a prime example of this—and Politico thinks Warren has two good paths to greater influence now that Trump is the Republican nominee:
One of the great disappointments for fans of the Massachusetts senator—a huge, devoted following of progressive Democrats across the country—has been watching their hero sit out the presidential contest. As Hillary Clinton struggles to clinch the nomination, and a rumpled socialist from Vermont manages to galvanize crowds of young people with a Warren-esque platform, there’s a powerful current of sadness that Warren might have just dropped her best chance to push her economic-equality agenda at the highest levels in Washington.
But now, with a Trump nomination changing the electoral landscape, it looks like they may be selling her far too short.
One possibility is that Clinton could pick Warren as her running mate as a way to throw a powerful bone to the Bernie Sanders left, putting Warren a mere heartbeat away from the Oval Office. But another, more likely prospect is now floating into view. Between Warren’s powerful fundraising chops and the potential for a Donald Trump candidacy to push Senate seats into Democratic hands, the next Senate could see a whole new power bloc with Warren at the head.
For those who love Warren's focus on fighting income inequality and regulating Wall Street, either of these could be great outcomes. But the question is...