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Scott Brown for President?

post #1 of 7
2/15/10 at 2:44pm
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Yes, there is already agitation in that direction.

And here's a scary thought: If he ran and was elected, he would have just as much experience in politics and leadership as Barack Obama did when he was elected.

And Sarah Palin had more than either of them.
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post #2 of 7
2/16/10 at 9:31am
The American people have spoken, they made their wishes known on November 4, 2008. The majority of Americans (on 11-4-08) do NOT want an experienced person to be President of the United States.
It was much more important to elect a person with no experience who promised "hope and change."

Hope for what, I do not know and the only change there has been is more shady back room deals and less transparency.
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post #3 of 7
2/16/10 at 1:12pm
I didn't vote for Obama, but I can see the point of the people that did. If you play the ponies, and your horse loses every time, your options are a)keep losing...b)bet on a fresh horse...or c)go home. Going home wasn't an option.
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post #4 of 7
2/17/10 at 8:17pm
I think the Presidential math is problematic for Scott Brown. An analysis of his voting record in the Massachusetts State Senate suggests that he lies somewhere between Olympia Snowe (the most liberal Republican) and Ben Nelson (the most conservative Democrat). That might be fairly popular in the general election, but I can't see him ever making it through the Republican primaries.

The fact that he's from one of the most liberal states in the nation is also problematic for him. If he runs to the far right in order to make himself appealing to the Republican base nationally, he's just the most junior Senator and he pretty much guarantees that he loses his Senate seat in 2012 for a long shot at the Presidency. On the other hand, if he votes as a moderate Republican, he stands to become extremely powerful in the Senate as Senator #60 who can either make or break the filibuster and he has a decent shot at reelection. After that, he's secured a role as a bipartisan deal maker, he could try to gravitate to the right and have a better shot in 2016 or later.
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post #5 of 7
2/17/10 at 8:55pm
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Oh, yeah, I don't think he has a chance. If he won, I'm afraid it would be another case of charisma over character and policies.
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post #6 of 7
2/17/10 at 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
Oh, yeah, I don't think he has a chance. If he won, I'm afraid it would be another case of charisma over character and policies.


He would never get the nomination because he is to liberal of a Republican. Look at all the Repubs that were fit to be tied that McCain got the nomination as he was to "moderate". Personally I looked on that as a plus.
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post #7 of 7
2/18/10 at 10:15am
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Doesn't make much difference what they were before the election. If they don't stick to a fairly moderate course, they can't get anything done at all.
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