MIAMI _ Joanna Berens freely admits that she once doubted if an academic such as Elizabeth Warren could win the presidency.
That was before she watched one of the senator's televised town halls.
"She doesn't just have some sound bites," said Berens, a 57-year-old event planner, marveling at what she remembers seeing minutes before she was set to see Warren in person at another town hall in Miami recently. "She's listening. She's engaging. She hears what they're saying, and offers thoughtful comments."