Washington (CNN) To some liberal Democrats, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the perfect messenger for 2016's presidential election, not Hillary Clinton.

But asked on Tuesday whether Clinton is the right spokesperson for liberal issues in 2016, Warren urged people to give the former secretary of state a little time to outline her platform.

"I think we need to give her a chance, if she is going to run, and to declare," Warren said on NBC's "Today" on Tuesday. "And to lay out what she wants to run on. I think that is her opportunity to" champion issues the senators feels are important.

Warren continued: "I think that everyone needs to be talking about in every race in ever part of this country about how it is that we build a future. Because right now, Washington is working great for those who have money and power. ... It is just not working so great for the American people, for real families and that is why we have to make a change."

A handful of liberal groups who aren't thrilled by the idea of a Clinton candidacy have backed a Warren run and started multiple draft campaigns to show the senator the kind of support she would enjoy. But the efforts have failed to move the needle for Warren, who said for the umpteenth time Tuesday that she was not going to run for president in 2016 and never considered a bid.

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