May the Force be with Elizabeth Warren tonight!

Time to be a good environmentalist and recycle.

Boston Herald via University of Massachusetts, Lowell: NBC's David Gregory Preps for Fiery UMass/Herald Debate
By Joe Battenfeld
Boston Herald
08/31/2012

TAMPA, Fla. - "Meet the Press" host David Gregory says he plans to hold U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren's "feet to the fire" when he moderates a University of Massachusetts Lowell/Boston Herald debate between the two Senate contenders.

Gregory, in an interview yesterday from his NBC broadcast booth at the Republican National Convention, said the Oct. 1 debate is a chance for Massachusetts voters, especially younger voters, to get a true measure of the candidates.

After watching the opening of the first debate, in which Brown made a racist ass of himself by calling into question Warren's Native American heritage, I hope she clobbers him. I found that attack, along with the tomahawk chops by Brown's staffers and the subsequent ad pressing home the smear, personally offensive. My wife, my ex-girlfriend, and my ex-wife all have Native American ancestry. At least two of them would qualify as Native Americans under U.S. government policy, and one of them is enrolled as a Cherokee, just like Warren. I'm sure Brown wouldn't say she's Native American either, but she is. Screw him.*

Also, Warren has another opportunity to wipe the debate floor with Brown next week.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst: U.S. Senate Debate at Springfield Symphony Hall
September 26, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Live Broadcast 7 to 8 p.m.

Candidates: U.S. Senator Scott Brown, Republican, and Elizabeth Warren, Democrat
Moderator: Jim Madigan, WGBY-TV
Springfield Symphony Hall
34 Court Street, Springfield, Mass.
Media Room open 4-10 p.m.
Symphony Hall doors close promptly at 6:30 p.m. for technical checks
Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts U.S. Senate Debate Consortium

As of this morning, Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog gives Warren a 64.9% probability of winning her Senate contest. Here's to her capitalizing on her lead.

UPDATE: Nate now gives Warren a 69.1% chance of winning.  The Force is already with Warren!


*How's that for ripping off my mask?

ETA: Crossposted to Daily Kos