In a new video released Tuesday, one conservative organization is leaning on an unlikely source to underscore Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s, D-Mass., largely light-on-substance record in office.
The video, published by conservative political action committee America Rising, juxtaposes Warren’s recent career jockeying with the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s tenure in the Senate, seeking to remind Massachusetts voters that the state is accustomed to productive representation in Washington.
Though the PAC is not sympathetic to Kennedy’s ideological bent, the video weaves together clips of broadcasters highlighting the former senator’s legacy as the “lion of the senate” with clips emphasizing Warren’s recent publicity efforts.
Viewers hear about Kennedy’s “gift for getting along,” and the “over 300 Kennedy-sponsored bills [that] are now law.” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen remarking, “He dedicated his life to the institution,” and calling Kennedy “one of the most effective members of the United States Senate.”
Warren, currently on a media tour promoting her new book, is generating rumors of a 2020 presidential bid, though she’s denied any plans to make a run.
For its part, America Rising announced on Monday a new effort titled the “Elizabeth Warren Initiative,” aimed at “[making] Warren’s life difficult during her 2018 Senate re-election contest” and “developing the long-term research and communications angles to damage her 2020 prospects.”
In a Tuesday statement to the Washington Examiner, America Rising spokesman Scott Sloofman said, “When she runs for president, Elizabeth Warren will be missing two key ingredients: a record of senate accomplishments and a lasting legacy in her home state. Both will be glaring vulnerabilities that we will be highlighting.”
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
