Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown at Party Conventions

Scott Brown at the RNC:

       Scott Brown really played no part in the Republican National Convention, even being criticized by several conservative leaders, including Herman Cain who called Brown a "RINO" or a "Republican in name only". While Brown doesn't want to look bad within his own party, he also didn't want to be one of the leaders at the RNC. Being a Republican Senator in Massachusetts, a feat in itself, Brown doesn't want to sacrifice his reelection by being to spokesman for the conservative platform running in a generally liberal state.

Elizabeth Warren at the DNC:

      Elizabeth Warren was in the exact opposite position as Scott Brown heading into the Democratic National Convention. Warren was one of the major speakers at the DNC, having been an adviser to President Obama. Warren, whose platform is virtually one in the same with the Democratic Party's platform as a whole, talked about her experience growing up in a working class family and later becoming a teacher, strengthening her already strong connection with the middle class. Warren is trying to establish herself as the protector of the middle class, focusing on its growth in size and spending power. Warren, like the rest of the Democratic Party, is running on the idea that the only was to fix the economy is to increase government spending to create public sector jobs in order to get people back to work. This type of stimulus would theoretically increase the overall size and buying power of the middle class, leading to an increase in consumerism which would stimulate the economy.