Warren wins third term
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren will return to the U.S. Senate next year, according to the AP, cruising into a third term after a landslide victory over her Republican challenger.
Why it matters: Massachusetts voters have consistently sent Warren to Washington to push for progressive goals and her agenda on financial regulation.
- Deaton, a cryptocurrency activist, tried to make the case Warren is too liberal, combative and partisan to get things done in the Senate.
What they're saying: In her victory speech, Warren listed accomplishments over her first two terms like increasing scrutiny of Wall Street, relieving student loan debt and running campaigns without PAC donations.
- "We need to do more. But make no mistake, each one of these accomplishments is living proof that we can make government work for people," Warren said at Democrats' election night gathering at the SoWa Power Station in the South End.
What we're watching: Warren is next in line to take over the Senate Banking Committee for Democrats from Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who lost to Republican Bernie Moreno.
- As either chair or ranking member, Warren would accelerate her regulator push against crypto, banks and other financial industries.
Catch up quick: Warren focused most of her messaging around what a second Trump presidency would look like, making abortion access, IVF and housing costs the core of her campaign.
- "I'm in the fight," Warren told GBH News when asked what her third term would look like for Massachusetts.
- When it came to Deaton, Warren's best line of attack with liberal voters was that control of the Senate was at stake and no Republican, no matter how moderate, should come from Massachusetts to contribute to the national GOP agenda.
Unlike right-leaning candidates that have previously challenged Warren, Deaton showed off his pro-abortion rights positions, bipartisan commitments and similarities to moderate former GOP Gov. Charlie Baker.
- The personal injury attorney, formerly of Rhode Island, even vowed to switch parties if GOP leaders attempted to pass a national abortion ban.
Deaton defeated Trump-aligned Republican Robert Antonellis with around 65% of the vote in September's GOP primary.