Reply #46: The playing field is never perfectly level in politics.

[Occam Bandage]

Complaining that a potential candidate has name recognition and political support is kind of strange. One candidate is always going to have more name rec than the other, and one candidate is always going to have more of the party behind him/her than the other. I don't think it's the Governor's job to attempt to "correct" that for no reason beyond the act of correction itself.

No, I don't see why you would demand that a Governor unilaterally crown a Senator; that's hardly more democratic than a 2010 open-seat election. Besides, having the name and machine only take you so far; you have to actually be a good candidate. Hillary is not our President, as you may have noticed.