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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:19 PM

shawmut (1,517 posts)

Ben Affleck drops out of Senate race

Source: Boston Herald

The star and director of “The Town” and "Argo" announced via Facebook tonight he’s out of the running to replace U.S. Sen. John Kerry next year.

“I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office,” Affleck wrote on his Facebook page tonight. “Right now it’s a privilege to spend my time working with Eastern Congo Initiative, supporting our veterans, drawing attention to the great many who go hungry in the U.S. everyday and using filmmaking to entertain and foster discussion about issues like our relationship to Iran.”

Affleck praised Kerry as a suitable State Department replacement for the outgoing Hillary Clinton.

“We are about to get a great Secretary of State and there are some phenomenal candidates in Massachusetts for his Senate seat,” wrote Affleck. “I look forward to an amazing campaign.”

Read more: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2012/12/ben_affleck_drops_out_senate_race

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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ben Affleck drops out of Senate race (Original post)	shawmut	Dec 2012	OP
don't you have to get in before you can drop out ?	JI7	Dec 2012	#1
Yes, but this is the Boston Herald talking.	Mass	Dec 2012	#2
Who are the great potential candidates?	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#5
Ed Markey, Capuano.	Mass	Dec 2012	#16
That is too bad - I think he could have won (the debates w/ Scott Brown would have been awesome)!	Pachamama	Dec 2012	#3
He is a good guy.	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#13
Making Scott Brown the easy winner	banned from Kos	Dec 2012	#4
Naw, your negativity is not going to happen.	Cha	Dec 2012	#10
Why?	Gore1FL	Dec 2012	#12
Awww, but there's a Kennedy in waiting. . .	appacom	Dec 2012	#6
Don't think so any more...sadly.	libdem4life	Dec 2012	#7
He'd have Jay and Silent Bob on his campaign staff	Gman	Dec 2012	#8
It's not "dropping out" if you were never in the race.. but,	Cha	Dec 2012	#9
This may mean that the Democratic machine in Massachusetts has already chosen someone.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#11
Barney Frank is 72, and I doubt he'll run.	Jim Lane	Dec 2012	#14
The Democrats need to keep this seat	Gothmog	Dec 2012	#15
While I worry about the seat...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#17

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:21 PM

JI7 (40,109 posts)

1. don't you have to get in before you can drop out ?

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:25 PM

Mass (24,636 posts)

2. Yes, but this is the Boston Herald talking.

I agree with Ben Affleck though. We have some great potential candidates and a few of them will decide to run once there will be a race.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:01 PM

SoapBox (5,828 posts)

5. Who are the great potential candidates?

I'm not in MA, so I'm curious.

And I'll say a little prayer that they are not so of the same old, limp and lame type Dems.

We need some folks with a spine to step to the front of the candidate line.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:36 AM

Mass (24,636 posts)

16. Ed Markey, Capuano.

And frankly they are both a lot better than Ben Affleck.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:28 PM

Pachamama (8,847 posts)

3. That is too bad - I think he could have won (the debates w/ Scott Brown would have been awesome)!

I also believe that he would be a great Senator - one that couldnt be bought by special interest groups!!!!

He is smart and I like his politics....once again, a real shame he decided not to run....

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:29 AM

grahamhgreen (9,796 posts)

13. He is a good guy.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:42 PM

banned from Kos (4,017 posts)

4. Making Scott Brown the easy winner

-1 for Dems

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:38 PM

Cha (124,712 posts)

10. Naw, your negativity is not going to happen.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:55 PM

Gore1FL (11,690 posts)

12. Why?

Ed Markey has a money advantage right out of the gate.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:01 PM

appacom (172 posts)

6. Awww, but there's a Kennedy in waiting. . .

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:11 PM

libdem4life (1,783 posts)

7. Don't think so any more...sadly.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:12 PM

Gman (21,168 posts)

8. He'd have Jay and Silent Bob on his campaign staff

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:37 PM

Cha (124,712 posts)

9. It's not "dropping out" if you were never in the race.. but,

Last edited Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:40 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I'm glad he's making it clear that he won't be entering so the speculation can end.

Thanks Ben..

“We are about to get a great Secretary of State and there are some phenomenal candidates in Massachusetts for his Senate seat,” wrote Affleck. “I look forward to an amazing campaign.”

Thank you, shawmut

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 10:45 PM

JDPriestly (37,767 posts)

11. This may mean that the Democratic machine in Massachusetts has already chosen someone.

Wonder who?

Is Barney Frank from Massachusetts?

He would do well, wouldn't he?

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 06:26 AM

Jim Lane (3,832 posts)

14. Barney Frank is 72, and I doubt he'll run.

He didn't run for re-election to his House seat this year, although that was partly because of redistricting.

There are two other incumbent Representatives who are members of the Progressive Caucus who might run: Mike Capuano, who lost in the primary in the special election to fill the seat after Ted Kennedy's death, and Ed Markey. There has also been speculation about various Kennedy family members, who lack the solid records of Capuano and Markey but who have the magic of the name.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:06 AM

Gothmog (4,441 posts)

15. The Democrats need to keep this seat

We need the strongest possible candidate and we must not allow Scott Brown to get back to the Senate

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:09 PM

awoke_in_2003 (18,523 posts)

17. While I worry about the seat...

Scott lost an election. Neither party re-runs proven losers.

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