( CNN ) Sen. Elizabeth Warren insists she 's not running for president . But her description of a 2016 `` dream '' presidential candidate sounds a lot like , well , her . Warren , during an appearance Friday on CNN 's `` New Day , '' said she wanted to see someone willing to fight for the middle class and `` make Washington work for families again . '' Warren says she feels that Washington functions well for special interest groups and the well-connected but leaves out the rest of the nation . `` ( I 've ) spent my whole life studying what 's happening to America 's middle class and watching year by year , one blow after another , '' she said . `` We live in an America now where the game is rigged , where Washington works really great for those who hire armies of lobbyists , armies of lawyers . It 's just not working so well for the rest of America . '' Warren , a Massachusetts Democrat , also got specific with her wish list , mentioning that a candidate willing to lower the interest rates on student loans and shore up Social Security would get high marks from her . What the economy means for 2016 . She would n't say which of the slew of declared or yet-to-declare candidates fit that bill , but she did want to give all of them a chance as the 2016 campaign kicks off . `` I really want to give everybody who gets in this race a chance to get out there and put their agenda in front of us , '' she said . However , Warren said the two Republican candidates who have gotten into the race -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul -- have already disqualified themselves in her eyes because of how they 've voted in Congress . `` I 've watched them vote , '' Warren said . `` They voted against the Social Security benefits increase . They voted against reducing the interest rate on student loans . '' Opinion : Can Democrats really take on Wall Street ? Warren , a former special adviser for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , is something of a political rock star in the eyes of many liberal and progressive voters because of her populist leanings and her passionate calls for an end to income inequality . Many of them want her to get into the race and become a viable challenger to Democratic frontrunner Hilary Clinton . When asked , yet again , if she was going to run , Warren did n't exactly say no . `` I want to see who else gets in this race , '' she said . `` And I want to see what the issues are that they push . ''
The Washington senator says Massachusetts works well for special interests and the well-connected but leaves out the rest of the nation . She says that in her eyes , two declared GOP candidates have already disqualified themselves .