Massachusetts likes their Professor Warren
It's been bizarre watching Republicans in Massachusetts forget that their Senate race is in, you know, Massachusetts.
So since Elizabeth Warren first hinted at running, Republicans have been referring to her as "Professor Warren." It was a curious line of attack, given that Massachusetts is rightly proud of the myriad colleges and universities in the states, including top institutions like Harvard and MIT. I spent three years attending Boston University's School of Law, and never came across anyone who was overtly hostile to education. This isn't Todd Akin territory.
A poll last October suggested that her Harvard gig would actually help her, but Republicans persisted. I mocked them later that month:
But still, Republicans thought they could score points by pointing out that Warren is really smart and teaches kids stuff. Dastardly!
But until today, no one had polled that very line of attack. The results from PPP are hilarious:
It's 22/56 among the "very conservative," who don't like to be challenged on the "Adam and Eve" and "Jesus rode dinosaurs" narratives. So yeah, even Massachusetts Republicans hate knowledge and education and smartness. Just ask Rick Santorum. But what they are all forgetting is that Massachusetts isn't the typical state Republicans contest at the Senate level.
Sen. Scott Brown was a fluke of history, and his days in that seat are numbered. This poll has Warren up 50-44, and she leads the TPM polling composite 49.1-44.6. Unlike the presidential, the debates went well for our team, with Brown screwing up and admitting that his favorite Supreme Court justice was arch-conservative Antonin Scalia.
But nothing betrays GOP incompetence like repeatedly calling Warren something that has a 57-19 approval rating in the state. Did they not poll this themselves? Did they not focus-group test it? Because every time they've "attacked" Warren with the professor label, they've been inadvertently boosting her candidacy.
So let's show conservatives that we appreciate educators by sending $3 to Elizabeth Warren and the three other candidates on our Orange to Blue list who have taught in a classroom. Because, you know, we like smart people who work to make others smarter.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/11/1143181/-Massachusetts-likes-their-Professor-Warren
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Most of the editorial opinion is that whereas there was not a clear winner in debates 1 & 2, Warren won # 3.
I have a cyberbuddy in Springfield who has been working for months on Elizabeth's Campaign and this is all such very Good News!
But nothing betrays GOP incompetence like repeatedly calling Warren something that has a 57-19 approval rating in the state. Did they not poll this themselves? Did they not focus-group test it? Because every time they've "attacked" Warren with the professor label, they've been inadvertently boosting her candidacy.
How many times did Sucker Brown refer to Elizabeth as "professor" in the debates?
We were so bummed when that shallow recon got elected in Teddy's old Seat..and now History has a Very Good Chance to make it all Better!
