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coffeesp00ns  ·  3651 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Warren: 'I'm not going to run'

I hope for a strong competitor for Clinton in the primaries. Clinton has a LOT of baggage, and I don't know if she's really who the Democrats want to field, regardless of the fact that she is, frankly, overqualified to be president with her foreign policy experience.





user-inactivated  ·  3651 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The thing is, if you're a democrat you've gotta pin your hopes on Clinton. Warren driving Clinton left during the primary directly correlates to her losing votes in the general. If you're more in the middle/don't care category, then that's fine. But diehards may be shooting themselves in the foot asking for Warren.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3651 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the question needs to be asked - Who else is there? is Clinton THE great white hope of the democratic party?

user-inactivated  ·  3651 days ago  ·  link  ·  

For 2016, yes. I mean, Kerry may run again. So...

But she's certainly not the future. That could be Julian Castro. But adopting a 'wait til next year' approach with the presidency is a scary proposition for the party.