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In reply to the discussion: Obama ran after only 2 years in the Senate. Why is this a tougher prospect for Warren? Here's why: [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)That is the question no one seems to want to answer.
Everything from the minute she would attempt it, would be looked at politically, and not issue.
So she would be margionalized.
As she is a single issue candidate, if she wasn't able to accomplish that single issue,
what would she run on?
Tough questions, but don't think Karl Rove is going to ask them when Jeb runs.
(and don't think the other demcoratic candidates won't do that either.
After all, it was Al Gore that brought up the Willie Horton issue(not by name) in the race with Mike Dukakis, and that issue singlehandedly destroyed Dukakis later on (thereby the phrase getting Dukakissed like I like to call it started).
That brings to mind soemthing else-
Dukakis, tsongis, Mitt- Mass. candidates don't seem to do well lately.
Also, if one is talking Mass. well, Deval Patrick has a much deeper record, and would be a natural to run.
(not to mention a certain other person who was born and raised in Mass and is a major liberal though some seem to think not).