Warren and Paul Are the Hot Tickets for 2014

Amy Walter says “it’s telling that two of the most popular surrogates on the campaign trail — Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul for the Republicans — are both newbies to the national political scene. While they disagree on a whole lot of issues, they represent a similar yearning for a more populist, less regal (established) voice by both parties.”

“We’ve got a long way to go before 2016. But the fact that two relative newcomers who preach a message that is outside what we’ve long held as the established ‘norms’ of their respective parties are gaining so much traction is noteworthy. For any candidate hoping to win the nomination in 2016, listening to the current beat, not being content to stay on the same station, is going to be critical.”