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democrattotheend

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29. But wasn't 2010 a perfect storm?

Reply to Overseas (Reply #23)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:11 PM

Nov 2012

Between drummed up opposition to the ACA and an inept Democratic candidate and failure by her and the Democratic Party to take the race seriously until too late, and an overall rotten climate for Democrats?

None of those factors would be present here. Any Democrat who ran would run a serious campaign and know not to underestimate Brown, the president is far more popular now than he was then, and Democrats are in much better regard nationally now than they were then.

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I support John Kerry for Secretary of State [View all] democrattotheend Nov 2012 OP

I don't like the idea of losing a Democrat Senator doc03 Nov 2012 #1

+1 demosincebirth Nov 2012 #3

I don't like it either caraher Nov 2012 #5

Except that he's a Democratic Senator. Improper use of the word democrat is straight out Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #13

I'll call the other guy a Republic then n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #18

"The more that is coming out about Susan Rice, the more I don't like." longship Nov 2012 #2

I meant the stuff about her supporting the Iraq War, and the Keystone Pipeline investments democrattotheend Nov 2012 #8

Susan Rice owns obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2012 #4

Kerry invested twice as much in Tar Sands companies as Rice. SO what? FogerRox Nov 2012 #6

So why is Rice obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2012 #9

Kerry lives paycheck to paycheck, I take that as doc03 Nov 2012 #7

I think you forgot something. Separation Nov 2012 #10

Looks better without it . obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2012 #21

I'll wait until the POTUS decides before I worry about it Lucinda Nov 2012 #11

After the choice is made, it's too late. Please try to keep up. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #15

LOL ~ Obama will choose exactly who he wants Lucinda Nov 2012 #20

I don't like the idea of losing a senator, Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #12

I support whoever Pres Obama nominates. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #14

That's the right answer. It's who the president trusts to counsel him in that job Bucky Nov 2012 #19

John Kerry would be excellent as either Sec State or Sec Def but not at the expense of having Overseas Nov 2012 #16

Why are people so sure Brown would win? democrattotheend Nov 2012 #17

He only lost to Warren by 8 points where President Obama won by about 20 Overseas Nov 2012 #23

But wasn't 2010 a perfect storm? democrattotheend Nov 2012 #29

I support both. We need to stop this idiocy. Obama will choose. Mass Nov 2012 #22

I voted pass, any reasonable candidate as long as its not S. Rice quinnox Nov 2012 #24

Kerry will be an excellent Senator. Clinton and Rice can 2-team for several months. Sunlei Nov 2012 #25

We need John Kerry more than ever now, especially with Senators like Durbin calling for putting still_one Nov 2012 #26

If it's Kerry we lose a senator. not accepatble bowens43 Nov 2012 #27

I don't know why people think it will be either Rice or Kerry WI_DEM Nov 2012 #28