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Elizabeth Warren has an interesting way of dealing with questions about Hillary Clinton

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(AP Photo)Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave a tepid answer when asked about her support for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) doesn't seem all that ready for Hillary.

Warren has been in New York this week for media interviews about her new book, "A Fighting Chance." In some of these appearances she has faced questions about Hillary Clinton, who is widely seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

Progressive groups are pushing for Warren to challenge Clinton in the presidential race. Though Warren has repeatedly insisted she won't run, it's clear why liberals are eager to see her enter the fray. Clinton has been accused of being too cozy with megadonors and financiers while Warren has earned a reputation as a populist opponent of corporate America.

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Warren seems to have adopted a set talking point for questions about the contrast between her and Clinton. Recently, Warren has responded to this idea by attempting to take the focus off her and Clinton and noting she wants all politicians to advocate aggressively to address income inequality and problems in the financial industry. This strategy shows Warren isn't currently interested in launching direct attacks on Clinton. However, as of now, she's clearly not giving Clinton a ringing endorsement either.

In an interview on "Morning Joe" Wednesday Warren was pressed for her thoughts on the idea Clinton hasn't focused on advocating for the middle class against major financial interests. Warren said people "need to see" what Clinton plans to do. She also stressed she's not just pushing Clinton on issues like regulating banks and decreasing interest rates on student loans and wants "everybody" in politics to take up these causes.

"She hasn't declared yet, she hasn't laid out what she's going to run on and I think that's what we need to see," Warren said of Clinton, adding, "But I want to be clear, I think this is what everybody should be talking about. Democrat or Republican."

When asked if she would urge Clinton to distance herself from Wall Street and champion Warren's pet cause to lessen the student loan burden, Warren replied, "You bet." However, she quickly returned to stressing this is something she is pushing everyone in politics to focus on and not just Clinton.

"I'm going to push everybody," Warren said. "Do I not look like I’m gonna push?"

A day earlier, in an interview on the "Today" show, Warren used a similar strategy when asked if Clinton was the right messenger to represent the middle class.

She began by saying Clinton needs time and space to outline her platform.

"I think we need to give her a chance to decide if she's going to run and to declare and to lay out what she wants to run on, I think that's her opportunity to do that," Warren said.

Warren concluded by stressing she wants her message to be taken up by "everyone" in politics and not only Clinton.

"Everyone needs to be talking about, in every race, in every part of this country about how it is we build a future," she said. "Because right now, Washington is working great for those who have money and power. It's working great for those who can hire army of lobbyists and lawyers. It's just not working so great for the American people for real families."

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