National Journal's Josh Kraushaar, writing about President Obama's decision to give Harvard law professor and Massachusetts Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren a prime-time speaking slot on Wednesday night of the Democratic National Convention:
polls show about one-quarter of Obama supporters in Massachusetts are supporting Brown — the highest crossover total seen in any competitive Senate race this cycle....it's been a challenge for her to connect with many of the average Joes, in part because her background as an academic and government official. Unlike Romney, Brown has a well-worn reputation for connecting with those folks...in a worst-case scenario, sounding too strident could risk a Democratic version of Pat Buchanan's infamous 1992 convention speech, in which he argued there was "a religious war going on in our country for the soul of America." It was a hit in certain conservative circles, but a total flop with average voters.