Thanks to the LA Times!

While the country is snarling at democratic candidates in much of the country, there’s at least one Democrat whose chances of a win in 2012 look bright.

Her name is Elizabeth Warren.

If you’re thinking, “I know that name.”  you are not alone…

Warren previously served as President Obama’s Special Adviser to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which she also created.

But now she’s running for the U. S. Senate in Massachusetts facing the rookie Republican Scott Brown.

Recent polls show the candidate leading Brown by a significant 7 points. The Republican incumbent won the seat in the heavily Democratic state after the death of longtime senator Ted Kennedy. He now must run for his own full term.

The new poll results are bound to send more shockwaves across the country, where Democrats and Republicans are closely watching to see whether the Harvard Law professor can knock off one of the GOP’s rising stars. The Massachusetts race could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and Democrats are making the race one of their top priorities.”

While Warren must first win her state’s primary, big name Republicans are already eyeing her as the eventual competitor.

…the consumer advocate-turned-Massachusetts Senate candidate, is fighting back after a new ad from an independent group founded by Karl Rove accuses her of being too close to big business. Warren has emerged as an early target of Rove’s Crossroads.”

Do Democrats have one thing to look forward to in 2012?

In the state of Massachusetts, one election promises to get plenty of national media attention.

Last week, noted consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren announced she would seek the office of United States Senator for the Democrats.

Warren, who is a professor at Harvard Law School, writes and speaks extensively on issues relating to consumer finance protection

She’s a strong advocate for protecting consumers against credit card companies, mortgage companies and student loan outfits who

“want to do business… through tricks and traps and fine print and fooling people.”

President Obama sought Warren’s advice in establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this year. However, she was not nominated to head the new agency. Is the protection of consumers exclusively a liberal goal?

A video of Warren on her “Talking Tour” has gotten a lot of traction online. Her knowledge of serious issues and her ability to explain them to non-experts (in a simple, unpatronizing way) have appealed to some voters.

If she wins the Democratic primary, Warren will face incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown, the total dreamboat who won the election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat in January of 2010. Brown’s success in that election was in part due to the lackluster campaign of his opponent, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who the Democratic party figured was a shoo-in.

According to Public Policy Polling, Warren leads Sen. Scott Brown by two points–but, of course, it’s still very early.

Is Elizabeth Warren the candidate Massachusetts has been waiting for? Will her advocacy on behalf of the middle class win her their support? We’ve got a long campaign season ahead of us. The race between Warren and Brown is definitely one to watch.

Going nuts? Winklevoss twins get a new gig.

Uh oh, dads. Testosterone levels lower in fathers.

World’s worst typo: 9/11 victim’s name spelt wrong on memorial!

Get ready, Scott Brown. Elizabeth Warren set to announce senate bid.

And, is texting making U stupid?

The latest politician to get his own musical is Massachusetts’ Scott Brown.  But he’s not the only one that’s been hitting the stage. A musical about Obama just opened in Germany last month. The Germans seemed to love it. The Americans, not so much.

You’ll have to excuse us now. We at USDemocrazy have to go rehearse our opening musical number… (Any suggestions what we should call it?)

Thanks to TPM

Scott Brown was sworn in yesterday as Massachusetts’s junior senator. He completes the GOP’s 41-59 majority.

Playing politics. As if they don’t already have enough nonsense to cover, posters find the Super Bowl to be partisan issue.

Harold Ford Jr. and RNC Chairman Michael Steele squared off last night in a debate for America’s future.

Bing.com

Aren’t puzzles puzzling?

Out of the box their pieces are tiny, oddly shaped and maddeningly indistinguishable (like a pea, a marble and our editor’s brain). But when you look at the cover of the box, the pieces are mysteriously assembled to paint a clear picture.

A clear picture is being painted right now in Washington DC. As these pieces come together, this political picture is not looking good… for the Democrats.

Here are some of the pieces…

Fund Raising: A new Supreme Court ruling, Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, frees corporations to write unlimited blank checks to political campaigns (Open the Floodgates!).

Web Surfing: The Republicans are getting more savvy as to how to use The Internet for political gain. The recent election of Massachusetts Senator Senator Scott Brown has been attributed to a rigorous use of the internet. Elsewhere,  California conservative Carly Fiorina have taken to running attack adds through the web. Seen below is the “Demon Sheep” add run against her primary challenger Tom Campbell.

Hell Raising: The Republicans are out maneuvering the Democrats. An excellent analysis by TPM details Democrat’s political liabilities and tactical weaknesses that are hurting them in regards to the mid-terms (think economy and health care).

It seems all these new campaign bucks and web stuff is scaring even the most powerful of Democrats.

Take Sen. Chuck Schumer (D, NY) (please…). He has amassed an epic $19.4 million dollar political war chest .

Even Schumer, a popular senator in a blue state is worried.  CNBC host Larry Kudlow is considering a senate bid against him, and he is courting Wall St. for help. (get your bathing suits, the floodgates are now officially open).

But not all is lost for the hapless Democrats.

A big vote set for Monday on an important JOBS BILL… and Senate Republicans are considering a filibuster.

This gives Democrats a chance to leave egg on GOP faces. But are the Democrats ready for a tussle?

The pieces of the puzzle are coming together but the picture is still unclear. 2010 presents a modernizing political war machine, swelling war chests, and new political maneuvering. Who do you think will win the day?

Like making sausages… The health care reform may be getting messy again.

Got Wind? It could save on the energy bills.

If you thought Obama was inexperienced: Senator-elect Scott Brown was asked if he is considering a run for the White House.

Redjeson Hausteen Claude, 2, is rescued from the rubble in Haiti.

Haiti experienced a big aftershock on Wednesday, but thankfully, no one was hurt and rescuers managed to save more people.

Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts has Democrats scrambling to save their health care plan.

Skip those French Fries! Air France might not let you on their planes if you’re obese.

Scott Brown (left) annd Martha Coakley

This coming Tuesday is an important day for USDemocrazy. We’re going to see Avatar for the sixteenth time!

But apparently it’s also a big day for blue people that have nothing to do with James Cameron: the Democrats.

Tuesday there will be an election for a Massachusetts Senate seat occupied by the late Ted Kennedy. This election is tightly tied to health care reform, an issue Mr. Kennedy was very passionate about.

Here’s the contenders: Democrat Martha Coakley vs. Republican Scott Brown. And it’s going to be a close one, folks.

Why is this a big election for health care reform? Says the Wall Street Journal:

If Brown wins, ObamaCare dies. He would be the 41st vote to prevent any compromise legislation from coming to the floor of the Senate.

And if ObamaCare dies, then Mr. Obama himself won’t look so great. Hence why he has been right there with Coakley, campaigning hard for a Democrat to keep the seat.  (check out above video that doesn’t include hecklers)

Quoted in a TPM article, Obama says:

“Understand what’s at stake here Massachusetts. It’s whether we’re going forward or going backwards,” Obama said during a rally for Coakley as he tried to energize his dispirited base in this Democratic stronghold. “If you were fired up in the last election, I need you more fired up in this election.”

So, what do the polls say? Will Coakley save the agenda? Or will Brown upset 59 senators and countless other health care champions?

Well, a poll reported in the Boston Herald indicates that Brown is leading Coakley 50% to 46%. (Mr. Brown does have a former Red Sox pitcher, Curt Schilling, on his side.)

Coakley shot back at some of Schilling’s remarks with the ultimate insult, calling him a Yankees fan. Either way, the folks over at poll-heaven FiveThirtyEight.com are still calling it a toss-up.

Some say Martha Coakley is destined to lose. New York Magazine posted a blog entitled “Who’s to Blame for a Candidate Like Coakley?” in which they write,

Even if Martha Coakley manages to win Tuesday’s Massachusetts special election, she’ll come out of the race a loser.

Mother Jones considers what happens if Coakley loses, which would definitely be an unwelcome wake-up call to the Democrats. Losing a blue seat in a blue state on the eve of health care reform would not reflect well upon the party.

Stay tuned and tell us what you think!