“Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went to bat for a fellow Democrat’s underdog Senate campaign here Monday, railing against Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.Va.) financial industry connections. The historic Shepherdstown, chartered in 1762, played host to Warren’s upbeat rally in support of West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant.
Tennant and Capito are vying to succeed the retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) in a race that will produce the Mountain State’s first-ever female senator. Warren, who has campaigned this cycle for Senate candidates across the Democratic political spectrum, gave a scathing criticism of Capito’s record on financial issues.
“When [Wall Street] needs her, [Capito’s] been there,” Warren said in a packed hotel ballroom. “She’s out there for Wall Street, she’s leading the charge. … We need some more people who are willing to work on the side of America’s families.””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Samantha Lachman / The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/elizabeth-warren-wall-street-_n_5584762.html