Re: The 114th Congress: How Low Can They Go?
That is a great question. I can't overstate how much he is HATED by his own caucus. By all rights he should be on the short list but, again... he's got that Ted Cruz / Dick Cheney magic touch where it takes people about 3 seconds to utterly and irrevocably despise him. Even Nixon made a few friends.
I think if Durbin said yes he'd be the easy choice, but everything I've heard about him is he actively doesn't want it. Schumer's there panting and humping legs. The caucus knows how stupid Murray is and would probably like to avoid her if at all possible, so maybe the DSC will beg Warren. That would give us a very strong public face for real liberalism, and it would give her a platform to show off her political skills for a presidential run someday.
tl; dr: .5 Durbin, .3 Schumer, .1 Warren, .1 field
Originally posted by joecct
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I think if Durbin said yes he'd be the easy choice, but everything I've heard about him is he actively doesn't want it. Schumer's there panting and humping legs. The caucus knows how stupid Murray is and would probably like to avoid her if at all possible, so maybe the DSC will beg Warren. That would give us a very strong public face for real liberalism, and it would give her a platform to show off her political skills for a presidential run someday.
tl; dr: .5 Durbin, .3 Schumer, .1 Warren, .1 field
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