Introduction to
Elizabeth Warren

Warren was an Obama administration official courted by the Washington establishment to challenge Senator Scott Brown. Nonetheless, the Harvard Law School professor has run a grassroots campaign, conducting a listening tour, speaking at house parties, and raising money through her website. The challenge for the Cambridge Democrat is dispelling the elitist image the Republicans are trying to append to her while connecting with distressed middle-class voters.

— Written by Glen Johnson, Boston.com politics editor