A crowd of more than 1,500 campaign supporters filled the Colonial Theater last night to hear James Taylor perform for Elizabeth Warren. 

Governor Deval Patrick took to the stage to rally the crowd before the music started.

“We have to make a choice and our choice is Elizabeth Warren.  For a better commonwealth and a better future, we are counting on you,” he told the crowd, encouraging them to get out the vote and work hard in these last days.

Then he introduced, “a son of the Commonwealth, James Taylor.”

The music included the classics, “Sweet Baby James,”  “Fire and Rain,” “Copperline,” and Elizabeth’s favorite James Taylor song, “You’ve Got a Friend.”  In introducing that song, Taylor told the crowd, “You’ve got a friend in Elizabeth Warren.”

Taylor spoke about his time on the road campaigning for President Obama and performed “Here Comes the Sun” as a reflection of his joy in 2008 when Obama was elected to bring an end to the Bush-Cheney years.

Elizabeth came on stage at the end of the event, thanked Taylor, and thanked the audience for their hard work for the campaign. The evening came to a close with a standing ovation for both Taylor and Warren after they performed “America the Beautiful” to close out the event.

Take a look --

More than a thousand people came to Elizabeth's rally in Worcester this weekend.

Incredible, right? But that's just the beginning.

Then our supporters filled a whole church for a rally in Beverly.

And a union hall in Hopkinton.

And a high school gym in Northampton.

I even think everyone in Shelburne Falls -- population 1700 -- showed up to watch the Pats game with Elizabeth at the pub. It was so packed with supporters, she could barely get in the bar!

I want you to know -- even if you can't meet Elizabeth at a campaign stop, your grassroots support is making a difference.

You're the reason why Elizabeth is able to speak to so many people across Massachusetts about what's at stake in this election -- on TV, radio, online and in person.

We've only got 15 more days until the election -- and your final support could be what pushes Elizabeth over the top.

Thank you for all you've done to make this possible.

Last night, Elizabeth once again proved why this election presents a clear choice for Massachusetts: between her vision for a strong middle class, or Scott Brown's vision of helping millionaires, billionaires, and big oil continue to get unnecessary breaks.

You know how I made up my mind about this election?

I thought to myself, what if I wasn't the Mayor of Boston? What if I was just a guy from Hyde Park who had a job with the city. Whose wife worried about their retirement savings. Who wondered how his two kids would send his six grandkids to college. And whether they would have good jobs on the other end.

If I wasn't the Mayor, who would speak up in Washington on my behalf? I thought to myself, if I was any guy from Hyde Park, Elizabeth would have my back -- and so I have hers.

Watch my new television commercial endorsing Elizabeth Warren for the United States Senate:

Elizabeth first got my interest when she said a common sense thing: We don't let big companies sell us toasters that will burn down our house, so why do we let them sell us mortgages that could essentially do the same thing?

Elizabeth got my admiration when she took that idea to Washington. When she created a consumer agency so we could protect ourselves from subprime mortgages and credit scams that could ruin our lives and our neighborhoods.

Elizabeth got my respect when she stood up to people on both sides of the aisle; when she spoke tough truths to Republican Congressmen and to the President's Cabinet.

Elizabeth got my approval when she backed the President's job bills last fall. They would have supported thousands of jobs in Boston, but Scott Brown voted against all three.

Elizabeth gets my appreciation every time she defends universal healthcare in ways that would make Teddy proud. And when she says government investment backs schools and hospitals and start-ups and starting over!

I got to know Elizabeth Warren. Now Elizabeth Warren's got my vote and she's got my help!

Last night, more than 40 volunteer team leaders from across the state attended a dinner in Framingham, hosted by Mike Firestone, the field director, as a thank you for all their hard work so far.

Mike also introduced the volunteers to Amanda Coulombe, the get out the vote director (GOTV).  Amanda talked about the short window between now and the election and the work still left to do.  She laid out the plan for Knock Out weekend, where the campaign expects to have 2,000 volunteers knocking on 60,000 doors.

Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh also attended the dinner after canvassing in New Bedford with Governor Patrick.  Walsh told the crowd, “You are the antidote to everything people hate about politics. You are proving that small dollars beat big dollars, and as Tip O’Neill taught us, people like to be asked.”

On November 6th, voters will face a clear choice between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown.

Today, we released a new ad highlighting the differences between them. You can watch it here:

Brown has said he would allow taxes to go up on 98% of middle class families and 97% of small businesses to get even bigger breaks for millionaires.  Elizabeth Warren will fight for working families. 

Gathered at NGP VAN, a Somerville-based small business, and joined by Congressman Mike Capuano, Mayor Joe Curtatone and NGP VAN founder Mark Sullivan, Senator Kerry praised Elizabeth’s proven record of standing up for middle class families to make sure they have a level playing field to succeed.

NGP VAN started in Sullivan’s living room and now employs 160 people.  In welcoming the crowd, Sullivan said, “As a small business, we don’t go to work saying we need more tax cuts, we say where are we going to find a qualified workforce.”

During Thursday night's debate, Elizabeth laid out her vision for how to level the playing field for middle class families in Massachusetts. She demonstrated why she'll be the fighter we need in our corner in Washington. 

Today, we released a new ad laying out Elizabeth's vision of fighting for working families. Watch it here:

Elizabeth talks about how she'll stand up for middle class families and small businesses to create a level playing field so that everyone has the chance to succeed.

While Scott Brown doesn't always vote the wrong way, far too often, he's stood on the side of billionaires and big oil instead of on the side of middle class families.

Massachusetts deserves a senator who will be there not some of the time, but all of the time, fighting for them.