...the question of her legal quality or lack thereof is not the issue. The question of her truthfulness and being the recipient of undeserved advantage is.
Surely you can see how a leg up early in her career made possible all that came after - regardless of whether she "earned it" or not after she cheated. There are lots of people who are good enough to earn it if given the same chance. Warren selfishly grabbed what is reserved for the descendents of those who had their land taken from them. That is unforgiveable when it comes to further political livelihood. But of course, i am talking to a guy who didn't think it was a big deal that John Kerry fudged his service record as well as used influence to get a purple heart to help his political career.
Regarding Harvard....it is ESPECIALLY Harvard where such background gets you an extra look. You still have to produce, but those people get smug chills when they show their staff diversity statistics, Of COURSE it is not the SOLE criteria, but it is a huge leg up on the competition. Be real.