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Brown and Warren: Is It Just Politics As Usual?

It’s been an interesting week in the U.S. Senate Race between Democrat Elizabeth Warren and incumbent Republican Scott Brown.

 

First it was revealed that Harvard University once touted Warren’s marginal Native American heritage as proof of their faculty’s diversity. That story was followed up with another revealing one that Warren had listed herself as a minority professor between 1986 and 1995 in the Association of American Law Schools desk book, a major reference for legal professors. 

On Tuesday it was revealed that Brown, who ran for office vowing to kill President Obama’s health care law (and who has since voted three times to repeal it) took advantage of a key provision in it: the provision that allows him to keep his elder daughter on his congressional health insurance plan.

Meanwhile, both candidates downplayed their wealth this week as they revealed their tax returns and as it was also reported that this race is the costliest in the nation so far.

So what’s your take? Are either hypocrites? Are both? And does it matter to you? Vote in our poll and be sure to leave a comment below to explain your thinking.

  • Are Brown and Warren Hypocrites?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes: Both will say what is advantageous and then act in a different way.
        0 (0%)
    • No. Just Brown. How can he fight against a law while consciously making a decision to reap benefits from it.
        1 (12%)
    • No. Just Warren. How can she claim to be honest and a Native American when the only shred of evidence shows she’s 1/32 American Indian?
        5 (62%)
    • No. Neither are. It’s just politics as usual.
        2 (25%)
    Total votes: 8
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: All Politics is Local, Elizabeth Warren, Government, News, Scott Brown, Senate, and elections 2012
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