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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: NYT ltte: Run a governor, not a Senator, for president in 2020 [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)15. Good point, but nonetheless, there is a theme since Carter
Every winner ran as outsider who was going to fix Washington except for Bush Sr. It's easier for a governor to make that argument than a long time Senator. Obama was successful because he had been a Senator for only two years, so he still could retain an outsider aura. I think Obama's success influenced Harris' decision to run now rather than wait to get more Washington experience. This is another election where Washington appears more broken than ever and needs fixing. If you are there too long, you can't run against Washington.
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He may have gotten elected due to his past governorship of Texas but he effed up royally
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#6
It's not an absolute, but since Carter, governors have done better than Senators.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#5
Who knows? I'm sure the author of this piece would say the the Republicans would then stand a
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#8
While I'm disappointed that ONCE AGAIN we have to say to women "Sorry, not your turn yet...
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#24
I think we have to be clear: just because I want to vote for a woman for president doesn't
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#30
i, for one, could not fathom why Trump won. I went to bed on that election night thinking HRC
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#25
So discard experience because things change and experience might not always give us the answer.
Squinch
Mar 2019
#35
Maybe this LTTE will be discussed further in the NYT over the weekend and, hopefully, here
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#26
Would love to see a political analysis about why this is true, but it is true.
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2019
#32