Not everyone sees 2016 in such stark, Hillary Clinton-centric terms.

From the outside, their mission looks downright quixotic, but Erica Sagrans and her compatriots at Ready for Warren still think there's a chance they'll convince Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to challenge Clinton--and that, whether she runs or not, Warren's ideas and beliefs are already shaping the presidential race.

Peter Kadzis and I talked with Sagrans about whether Hillary Clinton's embrace of Warren-esque themes can work; and whether excitement about Warren stems partly from disappointment with Barack Obama.

Bonus content: Kadzis' medieval proposal for preventing Wall Street malfeasance. Listen up!

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