Warren's response to 17-year-old Raelyn's question, asking if 'there was ever a time in your life where somebody you really looked up to maybe didn’t accept you as much,' struck an emotional chord.
As it happens, Warren had experienced such a thing, and her answer before the crowd in Marion, Iowa seemed to make her equally“Yeah,” Warren said, seeming to collect herself. “My mother and I had very different views of how to build a future. She wanted me to marry well, and I really tried, and it just didn’t work out. And there came a day when I had to call her and say, ‘This is over. I can’t make it work.’ And I heard the disappointment in her voice.
Warren then invited Raelyn onstage for a hug, during which the teen appeared to break down. “Sometimes you just gotta do what’s right inside and hope that maybe the rest of the world will come around to it,” Warren had told Raelyn. “Maybe they will and maybe they won’t, but the truth is, you gotta take care of yourself first.”It was a moment of Oprah-esque emotion, striking because of how rare it is to see a candidate of any gender truly emoting on the campaign trail.
Moment by moment, Warren is chipping away at that standard. She’s embraced not only sensitivity but also, and, as seen with Raelyn, is open about her personal story, including her divorce and clashing with her mother over her desire to go to college. It’s a reminder that the elder stateswomen of today were far ahead their time, swimming against the societal current telling them to “marry well,” definitely not get divorced, and prioritize kids over college.
Raelyn will vote for the first time in the 2020 election; she reportedly told Warren she planned to be a precinct captain for her campaign during next year’s Iowa caucuses. “What got me involved with her was her care for the LGBTQ community.
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