You gotta love the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s latest video. The video released today reflects the close relationship Scott Brown and Mitt Romney have. Their affection is obvious. Set to the iconic father/song from the 1970’s classic, “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”, it highlights the mentoring relationship they have.
They not only share the same values and donors, they also share Eric Fehrnstom, the puppeteer behind their campaigns. Fehrnstrom is the man who was caught tweeting as “CrazyKhazei” and got into hot water over saying campaigns were like an “etch a sketch.” It is pretty hard to run against your mentor and political ally when you share so much of the same campaign machinery.
This is going to be a tough relationship to back away from in Massachusetts. Given that President Obama is likely to be reelected by a large margin, a relationship to Mitt is not going to help Brown. Even Joe Scarborough said today on “Morning Joe” that no Republicans he speaks to thinks Romney can take on Obama nationally – let alone in a deep blue state like Massachusetts.
Warren also announced today that she raised $2.5 million dollars in Massachusetts last quarter – outraising Brown’s latest in-state haul by wide margins. Democrats in the Commonwealth should be feeling pretty good.
I won’t feel good until I read that Barack Obama has been re-elected and that Elizabeth Warren (or whoever else is nominated) has defeated Scott Brown.