WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and liberal Democrats have found something to agree on: Both want to keep alive the prospect that Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will run for president.
Each side is driven by self-interest, clinging to a dream that is all but certain to remain in the realm of fantasy.
The left flank of the Democratic Party wants Warren to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton in the primary race or, at a minimum, get Clinton to adopt Warren's tough-on-Wall Street agenda. Republicans see a Warren candidacy as a way to encourage division among Democrats and boost their own fundraising.
Neither side seems to care much that Warren has repeatedly insisted that she doesn't plan to run for president. She's not taking any of the necessary steps to lay the groundwork for a campaign.