Well, this ever popular, silver tongued guy is thinking about it, according to local sources....
Posted on 02/18/2015 4:16:33 AM PST by cotton1706
After Democrats were eviscerated in last year’s elections, the party took solace in the fact that 2016 seemed built for a comeback. The party runs better in presidential elections — and while the House of Representatives isn’t in play, seven GOP senators are up for reelection in states President Barack Obama won twice.
But a sense of foreboding has crept into Democratic circles around the country. Interviews with dozens of strategists, party officials and Democratic luminaries reveal that in states Democrats are depending on to retake the Senate, top-level candidates are sparse, unwilling to run or more interested in seeking state office than going to Washington.
As a result, Democrats are embracing a slew of well-known but failed candidates — former governors, senators and also-rans spurned by voters the last time they were on the ballot — or being forced to rely on candidates with little political experience.
“I’m not so sure we’ve got the strongest group of potential candidates right now,” said Jim Manley, a former adviser to Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. “The math is in our favor. The question is whether we’re going to get the candidates to get us over the goal line.”
In Ohio, former Gov. Ted Strickland is weighing a run five years after voters cast him out of office. In Florida, Democrats’ best prospect may be a 31-year-old, second-term congressman with no statewide experience — or they could turn back to Charlie Crist, the former governor who lost his last two statewide races. In Wisconsin, Democrats are hoping for former Sen. Russ Feingold to mount a comeback. In Pennsylvania, Democrat Joe Sestak is looking for a rematch, even though some party insiders are hoping for a fresh face to emerge.
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ISIS treatment
Obama will be the best thing happened to the GOP
I am not too worried about the Democrats. I am sure Mitch McConnell and the GOPe will figure a way to return to their well deserved Minority status in the Senate. One or two more budget fiascos like the current Homeland Security debacle should just about do it.
Sorry Dems, all the Fresh Faces were aborted.
That is more of an issue for Repubs (in terms of actual voters); Dems are breeding at a much higher rate.
DWS or Patrick Murphy or Charlie Crist? Really, is that all Florida’s Dems got?
Well, this ever popular, silver tongued guy is thinking about it, according to local sources....
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