Warren’s Relish for Combat Over Compromise Faces Sternest Test
- On Banking Committee, Warren fiercely protected Dodd-Frank
- Senator opposed Obama nominees and fellow Democratic senators
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Bashing Wall Street propelled Elizabeth Warren to the Senate, where she has continued to battle bankers, administration officials, Republicans and at times, fellow Democrats.
Yet while her zeal for combat over compromise has made Warren a hero to progressives and raised her profile as a 2020 presidential contender, it hasn’t yielded substantial legislative wins -- suggesting it could be difficult for her as president to deliver on her big proposals that need bipartisan support.