Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer
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"It's not going to work," Schumer said of the strategy, according to Politico.
The publication reported that Republicans are looking for someone to drive their conservative base to donate and turn out to vote. Politico quoted GOP strategists who said Warren is viewed negatively outside the coasts, adding that she could make it difficult for some Democrats who are up for reelection in 2018 in states President Trump won.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is launching a new set of digital ads criticizing incumbent Democrats for voting with Warren, according to Politico.
Cory GardnerAARP ads target Senate swing votes Tensions cloud Trump meeting with China’s Xi Healthcare protesters arrested after protest in GOP senator's office MORE, who represents Colorado in the Senate."She's extremely popular with their base, and that's why she's leading them right now. That's why [Democrats] are voting 100 percent of the time with Elizabeth Warren."
But Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Heidi HeitkampTangling life-saving regulations in red tape 'Kate's Law' battle shifts to the Senate, testing Dems Senate Democrat staffers are predominantly white, women MORE (D-N.D.) said that the notion that Warren is the face of the Democratic Party is "ridiculous, especially when you look at voting records and where we've been."
"They need a boogeyman, and they’re trying to turn Elizabeth into a boogeyman," she said. "And I think maybe what they should worry about more is actually doing America’s work.”
John CornynTime to pass National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes 'Kate's Law' battle shifts to the Senate, testing Dems MORE (R-Texas), a former chairman of the NRSC, said he thinks Warren could be a liability.
