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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I adore Barney Frank... [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)64. Incorrect, 5 of the appointed Senators in the last 10 years did not even attempt a run...
That's not 100% when 5 out of 14 don't even think they could win enough to try...
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The Senate has a lot of work to do in the next 5 months and it hard to campaign
SharonAnn
Jan 2013
#9
You have a point, but I still lean toward getting him into the seat and then it
gateley
Jan 2013
#43
Incumbents do their job while running for re-election over a period of years, not months
Hippo_Tron
Jan 2013
#79
Markey's problem is making sure he wins the Special Election 6 months after he gets appointed.
NPolitics1979
Jan 2013
#7
Governor Patrick is the one who makes the decision who gets appointed to the seat.
NPolitics1979
Jan 2013
#10
I believe that Gov Patrick said he will NOT appoint anyone that intends to run for the seat...
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#12
Markey would be stupid to give up his House seat before winning the primary. n/t
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#21
The MA US Senate vacancy law originally changed in 2004 to prevent Romney-R from appointing
NPolitics1979
Jan 2013
#92
Based on that appointment, the Dem special election candidate seems the better choice,
allrevvedup
Jan 2013
#99
Barney Frank is retiring, he's seventy. He is happy to fill in, but if he wanted the job he would
MADem
Jan 2013
#27
Frank said that BEFORE he knew that the fiscal cliff spending cuts were going to be ...
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#19
Your main point is not clear--you seem to be confused about what Patrick and Frank have said. nt
MADem
Jan 2013
#32
You keep saying that incumbency is a big advantage. What are the stats on re-election of
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#59
But you are leaving out the several who did not even bother to run, that is not honest...
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#66
Good lord. The OP claims that Frank should not be interim because incumbency is a 'big advantage'
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#70
OP claims " Incumbency has a lot of advantages." Stats show that it does. n/t
allrevvedup
Jan 2013
#71
No, the stats do not show that it does. Stats show that it sometimes does, sometimes harms
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#76
Coakly was not an appointee. The appointed interim Senator from MA did not run.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#81
Appointed folks running in a general election is different than a short term interim senator...
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#104
NO. The governor has already said he will only appoint a placeholder--not a candidate or potential
MADem
Jan 2013
#26
No I am not mistaken--I live in MA and I pay attention when I see my governor on the TV.
MADem
Jan 2013
#35
He does NOT want the seat. The governor has already said he will NOT appoint a candidate to the job
MADem
Jan 2013
#48
No--he wants the INTERIM appointment. If he wanted the seat, he'd declare and run for it.
MADem
Jan 2013
#54
Barney Frank said he is now free to do much more in the private sector. If he wanted he would ask.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#42
Senator Barney Frank-would be first outed Gay Senator in history.The Dream lives on!Equality rules!
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#53
Incorrect, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin is the first out (not outed) gay Senator. Barney would be
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#60
Tell me the precentage of appointed Senators who actually win re-election.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#61
Incorrect, 5 of the appointed Senators in the last 10 years did not even attempt a run...
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#64
Repeating it does not change the fact that the actual question is 'what percentage of appointed
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#68
No the question was:Tell me the precentage of appointed Senators who actually win re-election.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#72
And those who do not run do not run because they feel they will not win. And to look at the
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#74
In all of history, only 4 people have been appointed from MA to the Senate. Not one of them
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#77
She was not an incumbent appointee nor incumbent in the Senate. As you know.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#82
By that do you mean that you have read the education I'm offering to you and seen the error
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#85
Not one incumbent appointee to the Senate from MA has ever won election to the Senate.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#87
That is correct, those 4 did not run. Why do you think that is? Because the people do not want
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#90
As I understand it the appointed interim senator CAN'T run for the seat- I hope Barney is picked. nt
cecilfirefox
Jan 2013
#98