Elizabeth Warren
A champion for working families
Consumer rights advocate Elizabeth Warren came from humble beginnings; her parents both worked hard, but had it not been for her state champion debate skills and resulting scholarship, college might have been out of the question. Friends and colleagues insist her family's struggles helped make her the tenacious fighter for working families that she is today. After chairing the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the TARP program, Elizabeth spearheaded and managed the development of a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), designed to protect families from unsavory credit card, mortgage and banking practices. Elizabeth’s tenacity on behalf of working families makes Republicans squirm -- exactly why bringing her skills to the Senate is so important.
A Tea-Party incumbent with an out-of-step agenda
Republican Scott Brown harnessed Tea Party momentum to win an upset in the 2010 special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy -- and has spent much of his term either dodging key issues or placating his right-wing base. And his opposition of stem-cell research and pledge to support anti-choice Supreme Court nominees like Justice John Roberts won Brown the support of Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
A long and expensive election season
Without question, this will be one of 2012's most high-stakes races. A Warren win would help protect Democrats' razor-thin Senate majority and deliver a sound rejection to Tea Party politics -- but Elizabeth will need significant resources to clear a potentially crowded primary before facing Brown, whose war chest already tops $10 million. Let's pull together quickly to help Elizabeth combat the big banks and Tea Party extremists determined to keep Brown in office -- and give the Bay State a Senator who will continue the late Sen. Kennedy's fight for working families across the country.
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