Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. reacts to being rebuked by the Senate leadership and accused of impugning a fellow senator, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Jumping on the recent attention Elizabeth Warren has gained in Congress and as an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump, the National Republican Senatorial Committee released a series of ads Wednesday casting the Massachusetts senator as the new face of the Democratic Party.

The paid NRSC digital ads, which compare 10 senators' voting records to that of Warren, target Democratic incumbents in states Trump won in the 2016 presidential election, including Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, among others.

They argue that Democrats seeking reelection in these states connect more with Warren -- who has become a leader of the party's more progressive arm -- than their own constituents.

"These Red State Democrats' voting records align more with Elizabeth Warren than the beliefs of the hard-working people of their states," said NRSC spokeswoman Katie Martin. "Having Elizabeth Warren as the face of the increasingly more extreme Democratic Party gives Republicans just another example to give to voters as to why these senators deserve a pink slip in 2018."

Contending that Warren is "going out of her way to take the Democratic Party to the extreme far left and isn't being shy about it," the NRSC pointed to the senator's recently announced book, as well as the media attention she received after being formally silenced on the U.S. Senate floor earlier this month.

"She clearly wants to be the star of the Progressive Party and is shameless in her attempts to take center stage," the committee said in a release.

With former President Barack Obama and ex-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid having left political office, Republicans are looking to use Warren as a rallying point for GOP voters.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York, however, dismissed such a strategy, telling Politico "It's not going to work."

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who is among those targeted by the NRSC ads, also questioned efforts to tie senators to Warren, the news outlet reported.

"She has her own brand," he said. "And I think I have my own brand in my own state, so it really doesn't hurt me."

Manchin voted with the Massachusetts Democrat 78 percent of the time, according to the NRSC.

Warren grew her national spotlight during the 2016 presidential campaign after waiting to endorse Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the final days of the Democratic primary.

The senator, who had been rumored to be a possible vice presidential running mate for Clinton, further drew headlines following several high profile speeches criticizing Trump and campaign appearances for his Democratic rival.

The Massachusetts Democrat has remained a vocal critic of the new president in the months following the November general election, speaking out against his policy proposals, as well as several of his cabinet nominees.

Warren's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new GOP Senate ads.