Elizabeth Warren Aligns Senate Bid With Occupy

Michael Barone: Time to end the system

(NEWSER) - Some have called the controversy over Elizabeth Warren's claim to Native American ancestry a "non-issue," but it underlines a serious problem, writes Michael Barone at RealClearPolitics . The flap "illustrates the rottenness of our system of racial quotas and preferences": If Warren did use her very distant background—she appears to be 1/32 Cherokee—to help her land a job, as reports imply, then it shows how people "game the system." More»

She's playing into Scott Brown's hands: Washington Post blog

(NEWSER) - Elizabeth Warren is still playing defense over a flap about her claims to Native American ancestry. The problem for her is that "she isn't playing defense very well," writes Rachel Weiner at the Washington Post . Ever since reports surfaced last week that Warren identified herself as a minority in her academic career, citing Native American ancestry, the Scott Brown camp has been gleefully keeping the story alive in their Massachusetts Senate race and suggesting that she misrepresented her roots. Warren lays claims to a great-great-great-grandmother who was Cherokee. More»

She's up 5 points, thanks to independent voters

(NEWSER) - A spate of polls earlier this month showed Scott Brown taking a solid lead over Elizabeth Warren in his bid to stay in the Senate in Massachusetts. A new survey from Public Policy Polling will cheer Warren's supporters: It shows her in front, although by a scant 46-41 margin, reports MassLive.com . The reason for Brown's troubles? Independent voters, acccording to PPP. More»

(NEWSER) - Elizabeth Warren is running for Senate in Massachusetts, but her foes are taking great delight in pointing out that some of her biggest fans live 3,000 miles away. Roughly 20% of Warren's donations came from California last quarter, thanks to celebrities like Danny Devito, who has tweeted videos of Warren, and Cher, who likens her to Paul Revere, the New York Times reports. The Republican Party of Massachusetts released an attack ad pointing that out this week, dubbing Warren a hypocrite for raising money from wealthy celebrities. More»

Massachusetts Democrats worried about would-be savior

(NEWSER) - Massachusetts Democrats are over the moon about Elizabeth Warren, sure she'll beat Scott Brown and win back Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat—or at least, they were. Now a new string of polls has them sweating, the Boston Globe reports. A new survey from Western New England University Polling and the Springfield Republican has Brown ahead 49% to 41%, and several other recent polls have had similar results. "The burst of good feeling that greeted her candidacy has worn off," says one Democratic analyst. More»