Liz Warren: Wait for Doug Jones before tax vote
"It respects democracy when a huge issue is to be decided, to wait," Warren said after a town hall yesterday in
But Warren was quick to point out that there's a precedent for delaying a vote to allow a member of the opposite party to take office. In 2010, in the midst of passing the Affordable Care Act,
Jones won a narrow and shocking victory Tuesday in
Warren attributed Jones' victory to the larger than expected voter turnout.
"It reminds us about the importance of organizing," Warren said. "The ultimate turnout was more than double what had originally been predicted, and that was because people got out and organized."
And though Warren noted Jones' unexpected win bodes well for
"It's going to be hard," Warren said. "We take nothing for granted."
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