Barney Frank On Elizabeth Warren: ‘She’s The Ultimate Outsider Who’s Been Very Effective Inside’

Outgoing Congressman Barney Frank appeared on Morning Joe Monday and gushed about Elizabeth Warren‘s senatorial prospects in Massachusetts. “She’s the ultimate outsider, but she’s the outsider who has been very effective inside,” Frank observed, noting the latest poll has shown her ahead in the state.

“She showed a shrewdness,” Frank added. “She was a kind of a pragmatic ideologue, and that’s the best combination.”

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I think she’s a fascinating story,” co-host Mika Brzezinski said.

“She’s very likable,” Frank gushed, later switching gears to take a shot at Mitt Romney. “You’ll see that in the Republican primary, Mitt Romney just isn’t likable when you cut through everything else. I had that problem too. Surprisingly, a lot of people didn’t think I was cuddly.”

“Who would say that?” asked Brzezinski.

“Who knew?” joked Frank.

Watch Barney Frank’s glowing assessment of Elizabeth Warren below via MSNBC:

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