"Elizabeth Warren Dominates Scott Brown In First Debate" at Politicus USA

Elizabeth Warren Dominates Scott Brown In First Debate

By: Jason Easley at Politicus USA

http://www.politicususa.com/elizabeth-warren-dominates-scott-brown-debate.html

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Warren weathered an early storm by having to answer questions about the flap over whether she used her heritage as an advantage in order to get hired. Warren quickly turned the tables on Brown and was able to shake his bipartisan image by pointing out that he voted against three jobs bills. Warren continually returned to the point that Sen. Brown will hold tax cuts for the 98% hostage unless taxes are cut for the top 2%. For his part, Brown kept using statistics from big business and the Chamber of Commerce in order to paint Warren as a tax and spend liberal.

Knowing that he is trailing badly with women, Brown highlighted his pro-choice beliefs and his work on the Violence Against Women Act. Warren pointed out that Brown voted against equal pay for equal work, a pro-choice justice, and against women’s access to birth control. Brown tried to use the religious freedom argument and claimed that he wasn’t going to put women against their church. Warren reminded him that the president had already resolved the religious freedom issue, but he supported the harsh Blunt Amendment. Brown tried to claim Ted Kennedy fought for the same thing and told Warren to stop tying to scare women. Brown relied on the old “I have a house full of women” line to defend his vote against equal pay for equal work.

A really bizarre moment occurred while they were debating foreign policy. Warren brought up Mitt Romney, and Brown replied by praising Hillary Clinton. (Mitt Romney really is that toxic.) Warren tied herself to Obama’s foreign policy, which was a smart move in a state where the President is leading by 18-28 points.

Brown jabbed at Warren’s annual income, and kept coming back to the claim that she wants to raise taxes. Scott Brown’s strategy is simple. He is hoping to peel off conservative Democrats by portraying Warren as an extreme tax and spend liberal. Warren hit Brown for voting to raise student loan rates, and opposing closing a loophole that is used by the wealthy. Brown’s consistent reply when his voting record was brought is that Warren is lying about his record

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