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- Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren appeared at her 127th town hall in Los Angeles Wednesday evening before an estimated 4,000-person audience
- She laid out her three-point plan — part one, address the corruption in the government; part two, make structural changes to the economy; and part three, protecting our democracy.
- We talked to six attendees at the Warren town hall to hear their thoughts on the presidential hopeful.
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Before a crowd armed with posters reading "California for Warren" and "Dream Big, Fight Hard," presidential candidate and Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared in Los Angeles Wednesday evening at her 127th town hall.
The Massachusetts senator was joined by several members of her family. Her 14-year-old granddaughter, who refers to Warren as "Gammy," introduced her on stage.
Warren addressed a wide variety of issues at the heart of her campaign, including universal health care and child care, free tuition for public colleges, and her proposed wealth tax and how the allocated funds will be distributed to different causes like canceling student loan debt, because — of course — she’s got "a plan for that."
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She laid out her three-point plan to the estimated 4,000-person audience: part one, address the corruption in the government; part two, make structural changes to the economy; and part three, protect our democracy.
The Democratic candidate said that she wasn’t too concerned on winning the favor of big businesses in the US, in response to an audience member’s question; rather she wants to focus on policies that impact a bigger share of the country.
"The way I am going to do this is person-to-person, face-to-face … because I believe that that is the way that we will win in November 2020," Warren said to the audience, "and that we will start to make big structural change in January 2021."
We talked to six attendees at the Warren town hall to hear their thoughts on the presidential hopeful:
Ashley Stauber, of Alhambra
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A long-time fan of Warren and previous educator herself, Ashley Stauber, of Alhambra, California, said that she believes that the senator "seems like someone who actually cares about each individual American, but thinks in this bigger broader way that helps the country as a whole."
Stauber said she thinks that Warren’s background as an educator benefits her outlook as a candidate because she is well-informed on things that matter to Americans.
"She knows the ins and outs of everything really well, which is such an educator-background thing to have," Stauber said. "So I just trust that she’s here for the right reasons, and will actually fight for all of us and not in her own personal interest."
Manuel Negrete, of Los Angeles
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Manuel Negrete, a veteran from the Los Angeles area, said that he resonates with Warren and her policies because they appeal to the masses.
"She has a plan for everything, and I like that assertiveness," Negrete said. "I might not agree with everything, or the way she’s presenting it, but at least she has a plan and is definitely there to bring America back together."
Negrete said that he admires that Warren’s policies are progressive, but don’t push the envelope too much fellow 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
He also said that he believes that she would be a great running mate for former Vice President Joe Biden, which he said would be his "dream ticket." Though, if Biden and Warren were not to appear on the ballot, Negrete said that he would vote for whoever wins the Democratic nomination.
"Whoever the [Democratic] nomination, I’m going to vote against Trump," he said.
Cynthia Estebes, of Los Angeles
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Cynthia Estebes, of Los Angeles, said that she is torn between Warren and 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris of California, for whom she also attended a campaign rally.
Her draw to Warren comes mainly based on her "advocacy and outspokenness on racial issues," Estebes said.
"I think she’s really unique in the way that she addresses how pervasive our racial tensions are and the systematic problems that are in our institutions," Estebes said. "I think she’s been great about promoting plans as to how to tackle those problems in a way that other candidates I don’t think have done."
Estebes said that some people may perceive Warren as "weak," given that she is a woman, but she believes that the senator will still prevail nonetheless.
"She may have an uphill battle, but I don’t think it’d be one she would lose," Estebes said.
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