Warren, Castro campaign at Kings Theatre
BY MARK HALLUM
Democratic Presidential candidate
Elizabeth Warren held a packed campaign
rally at Kings Theatre on Tuesday,
where the Massachusetts senator
unveiled an endorsement from former
Obama cabinet Secretary Julián Castro.
Castro — who ended his own
White House bid earlier this month
— offi cially endorsed Warren’s candidacy
at a packed theatre in Flatbush,
where he spoke of her commitment
to helping working-class Americans
keep up with the rising costs of living.
The electric atmosphere in the concert
hall was overshadowed, however,
by the geopolitical crisis unfolding in
the Middle East — as an Iranian air
strike had rained down on an American
military base in Iraq just moments
before the politicos took the
stage, which came in response to the
killing of General Qasem Soleimani
at President Donald Trump’s orders.
Warren began her remarks on
Tuesday by acknowledging the tensions,
and speaking of the need for a
peaceful resolution.
“My heart is with our military and
our families,” Warren said. “But this
is a reminder of why we need to deescalate
tension in the Middle East. The
American people do not want a war
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with Iran.”
The left-wing senator quickly
shifted her remarks to her populist
economic proposals — touting her
plans for a tax on wealth above $50
million, breaking up big tech companies,
and the “biggest anti-corruption
bill since Watergate.”
In classic Warren fashion, the
event concluded with a selfi e-line,
where all the night’s attendees could
get photographed with the senator —
and Castro — if they were willing to
endure the long wait times.
Warren capped off the event by
speaking to a gathered crowd outside
the Flatbush Avenue theatre — who
were denied entry into the venue for
space reasons, but who waited in the
rain nonetheless.
The senator’s campaign hopes that
Castro’s endorsement will serve to reinvigorate
support for Warren, who
fi nds herself polling in third place in
national polls at 15-percent, down signifi
cantly from her mid-October peak
of 23-percent, according to a FiveThirtyEight
analysis.
The endorsement also comes at a
crucial time for the Democratic Primary,
as the fi rst nominating contest
— the Iowa Caucus — is less than a
month away, on Feb. 3.
—Additional reporting by Aidan
Graham.
Elizabeth Warren rallied with Julián Castro at a packed camapign stop at Kings Theatre
(top), which was attended by hundereds of Brooklynites, including Councilman Brad Lander
and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon (bottom right). Photos by Todd Maisel
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