Why Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test totally backfired | With Chris Cillizza

Description: Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a video earlier this week which aimed to put questions about her Native American heritage to rest. Did the DNA test do more harm than good?
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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Even Elizabeth Warren says she’s thinking about maybe running for president https://cnn.it/2EHKBSP

Warren’s video about her “family story” https://bit.ly/2yl8N7M

Did Warren make things worse for herself? https://cnn.it/2pWN4yj

Cherokee Nation responds to Warren’s DNA test https://bit.ly/2NFUH5P

#TBT to the swift boat controversy https://cnn.it/2JaE4i5

Warren’s ancestry was an issue back in 2012 https://bit.ly/1We4UrT

Was ethnicity a factor in Warren’s rise in law? Former employers say no https://bit.ly/2C94QXX

President Trump on Warren’s DNA test
https://bit.ly/2NKUHkL
https://bit.ly/2EsknUc

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