In that event, HRC would be the Third Way candidate. (Which is not, BTW, to be confused with Fascist Third Positionism.) And I suspect a lefty could give HRC quite a run (but not beat her) for the nomination.
That’s what I meant. She’s the Third Way candidate. Her centrism isn’t an issue as long as she has no real competition, but if a liberal looks like he or she could plausibly win, what would the base have any use for Clinton for?
Electability in the general – that is, shoo-in national name recognition, and no far-left politics to scare or alienate non-lefties.
That said, if it came down to a Warren/Sanders/Kucinich vs. a Cruz/Huckabee/Walker, I’m sure the Warren would win. But I’m not so sure if a Warren could beat a Jeb.
Frankly, I think Cruz and Huckabee would stand a better chance of winning than Jeb. But we’re talking low-chance-of-winning vs. very-low-chance-of-winning.
Harry Reid will not be seeking reelection:
Dan Coats will also not be seeking reelection on the GOP side:
Good news on both sides. This increases the odds of keeping the Nevada seat, increases the odds for a pickup in IN, and robs the GOP of a bogeyman.
Odds are good we’ll see a 50-50 Senate after 2016.
Tammy Duckworth is taking on Mark Kirk in Illinois, that is a likely Dem pickup.
Is the “not a witch” girl running? Isn’t that like her only job? Is Scott Brown going to find a third state to reject him?
Reid isn’t so unpopular that he wasn’t the best candidate to run for the seat. The open seat makes it more likely to be picked up by the GOP, especially if Sandoval decides to run for it.
Indiana is a red state. Democrats can win, and this gives them a pickup opportunity, but it’s unlikely. Even in 2012 it took a rape comment.
I’d be inclined to agree. Duckworth’s a star. And I really have no problem with it, because Duckworth is a moderate and electing one of those in Illinois is just as good as a liberal Republican like Kirk.
Unless you care about little things like control of the Senate.
Well, if Democrats adopt Mitch McConnell’s rules, that’s less important. It’s only important if you’re going to deny the minority the right to amend bills and refuse to bring up bills for votes.
Can’t see why it would matter much. A third term of either of them would be pretty damn good for the country.
If there were a magic button to reset the national debt to zero, then sure, bring on a 3rd Obama presidential term.
If there were a magic button to reset the national debt to zero, President Obama would have taken a world of shit for not having pressed it already. Hell, he already takes a ration from some quarters for not having magicked one up as it is.
So in the last 30 yrs, which R president did the best job with the national debt, and which D president did the worst?
Hey, Velocity, where’d ya go?
Feingold has announced that he’ll run for his old senate seat in Wisconsin and is immediately favored to win it based on earlier polling.
On, Wisconsin!!
Feingold would be a massive improvement.