Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has risen quickly since being elected in 2012 to become a favorite of liberals on Capitol Hill, is keynoting the AFL-CIO’s inaugural National Summit on Wages at Gallaudet University next month, Politico said.
The influential labor union has long played a key role in driving turnout for Democrats in national elections, and even in the wake of the party’s resounding losses in this year’s midterms, Democrats pointed to a handful of states that passed minimum-wage ballot initiatives as evidence that their message is still resonating with voters.
Senate Democrats, seeking greater ties to the party’s liberal base, even elevated Ms. Warren, of Massachusetts, to a leadership position in the party after the elections.
Many supporters have urged Ms. Warren to run for president in 2016 as an alternative to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the would-be frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but Ms. Warren has said she’s not planning on running.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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