Warren Considers Mass Senate Bid

CNN.com reports:

(CNN) - Elizabeth Warren, who is the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is considering a Senate run in Massachusetts against incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown.

Officials within the Democratic Party are urging the Massachusetts native and Harvard law professor to take the plunge in hopes she could oust Brown with her own following, ties to the state and political drive.

However, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN that Warren would prefer a recess appointment to run the bureau over a Senate run, action that appears unlikely given some senators have said they would block any nominee for the agency charged with making consumer financial products and services – including applying for mortgages and credit cards – work for Americans.

Some inside the White House would rather she run for office than face the uncertainty of a recess appointment, but said she has avoided discussing the matter openly for fear of polarizing the bureau.

"She is actively considering a run but wants to make sure that the bureau is up, operational and set for success," one Democratic official said.

The sense among Democrats who want her to run is that she could transform the race with her national profile, while raising money across the country.