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In reply to the discussion: A hit and a miss from Senator Elizabeth Warren [View all]sheshe2
(96,865 posts)23. I assume you meant this response to me, the OP.
And I'd like to believe that the state of Massachusetts could elect another decent progressive to replace her in the tradition they elected here and Ted Kennedy earlier.
First let me remind you that the blue state of MA let Teddy Kennedy's beloved seat go to Scott Brown-R. Warren's win was far from easy in a blue state, huge money was funneled in and it was the fight of your life here.
MA was fatigued over so many special elections. We replaced a seat for Ted Kennedy and Ed Markey And John Kerry. Then there was this.
Boston bombings overshadow Massachusetts Senate election
Fifteen days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to select Democratic and Republican nominees in a special U.S. Senate election that's been almost completely overshadowed by the terror attacks.
Even before the bombings, Massachusetts voters weren't paying that much attention to the contest to fill the remaining year and a half of the term of longtime Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who stepped down earlier this year to become U.S. secretary of state.
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin predicts less than one in five Bay State voters will cast ballots in the primaries. Special election contests are normally low turnout affairs, but Galvin predicts turnout will be lower than the 2009 primaries to fill the Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy.
"All elections are unique, but this one is a little more unique than most," Galvin told reporters Monday.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/30/boston-bombings-overshadow-massachusetts-senate-election/
Even before the bombings, Massachusetts voters weren't paying that much attention to the contest to fill the remaining year and a half of the term of longtime Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who stepped down earlier this year to become U.S. secretary of state.
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin predicts less than one in five Bay State voters will cast ballots in the primaries. Special election contests are normally low turnout affairs, but Galvin predicts turnout will be lower than the 2009 primaries to fill the Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy.
"All elections are unique, but this one is a little more unique than most," Galvin told reporters Monday.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/30/boston-bombings-overshadow-massachusetts-senate-election/
We are fighting to get another Dem Governor here and it is a very tight race. So please don't put it on us to win every time.
What I am saying is that she can wreck more havoc where she is, in the SENATE. She can outrage people, she can personally call out whoever she wishes at any time, she can not do that as President. Why would you wish her to leave her seat? Think about it, the GOP and WALL STREET want her out of there. Why would we!?
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A President, I am told, can hire all kinds of people who then concentrate on individual issues
djean111
Oct 2014
#1
I think if she's president, then more progressive have a shot at her seat AND her cabinet!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#14
I know that special elections are a problem sometimes, even in a blue state like Massachusetts
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#43
OMG! Did you see how these 2 reacted when they heard that krebscycle was pissed?
Major Hogwash
Oct 2014
#36
It's easy to complain. The view is very different looking out from the White House.
branford
Oct 2014
#33
Where you wrote "A hit and a miss..." did you mean to say "A swing and a miss..." ? nt
Electric Monk
Oct 2014
#19
Elizabeth Warren: 'The President was the one who refused to throw CFPB under the bus'
Cha
Oct 2014
#22
"The one thing the Obama administration didn't do was pillory banks and financial institutions
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#29
I'm familiar with her background, but she's done so little, well below her potential......
George II
Oct 2014
#45