Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) put gender front and center in a fundraising campaign circulated\u00a0Friday.<\/p>\n
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate sent out an email Friday\u00a0under the subject line “Yes, there is a double standard,” detailing\u00a0obstacles she\u2019s faced throughout the years as a woman running for public\u00a0office.<\/p>\n
Warren, who has\u00a0served as a senator since 2013, said she has faced \u201cplenty of naysayers\u201d\u00a0over her political career.<\/p>\n
“When I started running for Senate, reporters would sometimes ask me a variation of this question: ‘What\u2019s it like to run as a woman?'” Warren wrote in\u00a0an email to supporters.<\/p>\n
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“I always smiled mildly, but I hated the question. I was pretty sure no one asked Scott Brown how it felt to run as a man,” she continued. “Yes, there was a double-standard. Yes, I always winced when I saw a news report that started with a description of my appearance.”<\/p>\n
Warren added that she feels buoyed by what she sees as a surge of energy among female voters ahead of the 2020 election cycle.<\/p>\n
“But make no mistake: Women were fired up when I was running in 2012, and we\u2019re burning up even hotter right now,” she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE was elected, women have powered this fight like never before. Organizing marches. Saving health care for tens of millions of Americans,” she continued.<\/p>\n
The senator said women had gained political momentum in recent years, with a record number running for and winning political office, and more women supporting candidates with “unprecedented numbers of grassroots donations.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe TV talking heads and Twitter pundits might tell us to smile more and stop being so shrill or bossy. And oh yes, there\u2019s that L word: \u2018Likeable.\u2019\u00a0Is she likeable enough? Nevertheless, we persist,”\u00a0she wrote. “Once again, we\u2019ll prove the naysayers wrong. We\u2019re running on big ideas that will touch people\u2019s lives, and we\u2019re not stopping now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The email includes a link to donate and receive a \u201cPersist\u201d sticker from her campaign, referring to a now-famous incident on the Senate floor in which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE (R-Ky.) cut off one of Warren\u2019s speeches, saying she violated a Senate rule but \u201cnevertheless, she persisted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Critics pounced swiftly on McConnell for what they\u00a0deemed\u00a0a sexist attempt to silence Warren,\u00a0catapulting\u00a0the phrase \u201cnevertheless, she persisted\u201d to\u00a0become a rallying cry among Warren’s supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Warren is among a crowded Democratic field that features an unprecedented number of women running for the presidency, including fellow Sens. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (N.Y.), Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (Calif.) and Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (Minn.).<\/p>\n