For Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, all politics are personal. Her focus on the fragility of the middle class dates back to key moments in her own life.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Massachusetts senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is known for her policy plans – plans on big issues like guns, trade, race relations. She talked about that when she sat down recently with the NPR Politics Podcast and Iowa Public Radio. But Warren also revealed some things from her personal life. NPR’s Asma Khalid reports on how Warren’s experiences have informed her politics and her plans.
ASMA KHALID: Elizabeth Warren always wanted to be a teacher. So when she got a job as a professor at a law school back in the ’70s, she was thrilled. She had two little kids and a career.
ELIZABETH WARREN: And I’m doing it all. I’m – not well – in fact, pretty badly. I’m doing dinner slips until 8:30 at night, and baths aren’t until 9:30. And I’m doing laundry at…
