Elizabeth Warren reportedly plans to endorse Hillary Clinton
At long last, Elizabeth Warren will endorse a presidential candidate.
As first reported Wednesday evening by Reuters, and confirmed by The Boston Globe‘s Annie Linskey, the Massachusetts senator, who has held back from taking a side during the Democratic presidential primary, plans to endorse Hillary Clinton.
The reports come the day after Clinton became the first woman to claim a major-party presidential nomination and amid reports that Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid wants Warren as the former secretary of state’s running mate.
Both Reuters and Linskey cite anonymous sources close to Warren, who say the Bay State Democrat has not ruled out being Clinton’s vice presidential candidate, but is not fully on board with the idea.
Per the Globe report:
Warren is also intrigued by the possibility that she could be picked as Clinton’s vice president, but she is not sure that the move would make sense for her, according to the two advisers who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss her plans freely.
The 66-year-old Massachusetts senator has often responded to such speculation with the refrain that she is enjoying her current job, in which she has recently become a fiercely vocal critic of Clinton’s presumptive general election opponent, Donald Trump.
According to Linskey, there are currently no set plans for how Warren will present her endorsement.
Earlier during the primary process, supporters of Bernie Sanders had hoped for Warren to endorse the Vermont senator, with whom she shares more common ground on one of her primary focuses, finance. While praising both candidates at times, Warren remained silent on her official endorsement to the chagrin of both Clinton and Sanders backers.
And as it became clear Clinton was on track to clinch the Democratic nomination, Warren’s endorsement has become increasingly seen as key in unifying the party following the combative race between Clinton and Sanders.
Following her speech to Massachusetts Democrats at the state’s convention last weekend, Warren seemed to indicate she was ready to contribute to such an effort.
This is what Democrats united to beat @realDonaldTrump look like. Get ready, Donald – we’re coming. pic.twitter.com/p8dFtvr9NV
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 5, 2016
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