Elizabeth\u00a0Warren has fired the starting gun for the 2020 race for the White House, becoming\u00a0the most high-profile Democrat to take the first step towards a presidential campaign.<\/p>\n
Ms Warren, 69, a progressive Democrat who has exchanged stinging insults with President Donald Trump, said on New Year’s Eve that\u00a0she has formed an exploratory committee to run for president in 2020.<\/p>\n
In a video, released on her website, she set out her vision for the country.<\/p>\n
"Most of us want the same thing, to be able to work hard, play by the same set of rules and take care of the people we love," she said.<\/p>\n
The Massachusetts senator, born in Oklahoma and known as a liberal firebrand in her party, emphasised\u00a0opportunity for all Americans, not just the wealthy.<\/p>\n
In the video she discussed her working class family’s struggle in Oklahoma to ensure her success, after her father had a heart attack and couldn’t work, and her mother took a minimum wage job at Sears.<\/p>\n
"I’ve spent my career getting to the bottom of why America’s promise works for some families, but others who work just as hard slip through the cracks and into disaster."<\/p>\n
She said the middle class was "under attack", highlighting the "broken system" of billionaires, big corporations, and Wall Street finance.<\/p>\n
"Today, corruption is poisoning our democracy," she said, attacking the health insurance firms, big banks and oil companies.<\/p>\n