WFB: The Boston Globe used former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick’s Thursday announcement that he would not make a run for president as an opportunity to advise Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) to make the same decision.
“Running for president is hard,” wrote the paper’s editorial board. “Deciding not to run? That can be even harder.”
The Globe‘s board, which in 2015 argued that “Democrats need Elizabeth Warren’s voice in 2016 presidential race,” does not explicitly say Warren shouldn’t run, but it does lay out the case for why it would be an ill-advised decision.
“Warren missed her moment in 2016, and there’s reason to be skeptical of her prospective candidacy in 2020,” it wrote. “While Warren won reelection, her margin of victory in November suggests there’s a ceiling on her popularity; Republican governor Charlie Baker garnered more votes than her in a state that is supposed to be a Democratic haven. Meanwhile, a September poll indicated that Massachusetts voters were more enthusiastic about Patrick making a White House bid than Warren.”
The paper called the Massachusetts poll results “warning signs from the voters who know her best.” It also argued that Warren is the wrong type of candidate to take on Republican President Donald Trump in 2020.
“While Warren is an effective and impactful senator with an important voice nationally, she has become a divisive figure,” it argued. “A unifying voice is what the country needs now after the polarizing politics of Donald Trump.” more
Common sense would tell her the same thing.
Pretty savage considering the shlubs they’ve endorsed in the past.
Her brain is only good for tanning hides.
Cuz they want that clueless, useless wonder “Beto” to run.
@Different Tim
I have never seen Lying Cow display a lick of common sense but she does display a remarkable ability to speak with forked tongue.
She will have to consult the Spirit in the Sky.
I’ve got to say, Lizzie’s “Church Lady” impression is dead-on… gets me every time I’m unfortunate enough to hear her musings.
Corn Squaw got-em eyes on Heap Big Chief headdress.
But no got-em judgement
And Corn Squaw voice sound like cat that am unwell.
No sensible Brave will listen to screechy Grandma scold all day for years
Only Girly Man
Pimply man
Not-Man
Manly Girl
Well, knowing her, this means she absolutely will run in 2020.