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Political surrogates, Elizabeth Warren the political enforcer, writing about and quoting a persons not-so-perfect English
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May 17, 2016
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Political surrogates, Elizabeth Warren the political enforcer, writing about and quoting a persons not-so-perfect English

Examining presidential surrogacy, Is Senator Elizabeth Warren auditioning to be vice president? Writing about and quoting people for whom their grasp of English is not perfect.

Elizabeth Warren takes the stage for her acceptance after beating incumbent U.S. Senator Scott Bown at the Copley Fairmont November 6, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts. The campaign was highly contested and closely watched and went down to the wire.
Elizabeth Warren takes the stage for her acceptance after beating incumbent U.S. Senator Scott Bown at the Copley Fairmont November 6, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts. The campaign was highly contested and closely watched and went down to the wire.
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Examining presidential surrogacy, Is Senator Elizabeth Warren auditioning to be vice president? Writing about – and quoting – people for whom their grasp of English is not perfect.

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