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RiverLover

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Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:19 PM Dec 2014

Battenfeld: Money matters make Elizabeth Warren a tough foe

Battenfeld: Money matters make Elizabeth Warren a tough foe
12/16/14

Go ahead Republicans and scoff, but an Elizabeth Warren White House bid could be exactly what GOP front-runners Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney don’t want: an economic populist waging war against Wall Street and corporate greed.

Romney’s personal wealth and venture capital business, and Bush’s foray into lucrative private equity funds, would be easy marks for the Massachusetts senator if she jumps into the 2016 race.

Warren would be an especially tough foe against Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP nominee who was pilloried for being out of touch with average voters.

And one of Warren’s biggest potential weaknesses — the dreaded “Massachusetts liberal” tag — would be nullified by Romney’s own Bay State roots.

Bush would be a tougher challenge for Warren but recent disclosures about an offshore equity fund, as well as his work for Lehman Bros., would allow the Massachusetts Democrat to accuse him of being a rich Romney clone....

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/joe_battenfeld/2014/12/battenfeld_money_matters_make_elizabeth_warren_a


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