Meet Senator Markey. Scott Brown decided not to run

[No Elephants]

The pundits are saying that his political career would be over if he lost two elections in six months. Best to keep his powder dry and run for Governor. Massachusetts doesn't seem to mind Republican Governors because the legislature can override them.

However, inasmuch as we have seen our Governor appoint U.S. Senators twice in the last several years, maybe Massachusetts voters will think twice before voting for a Republican Governor? I hope so. I want Brown out of my life.

[Divine Discontent]

1. yes, it's a great day for Massachussettsians! Brown down the drain!

He realized he would be a strong candidate, but very well could lose, and yeah, that makes sense, two losses in a half year is not something anyone wants associated with 'em.

So, we most likely don't lose that Senate seat. :woohoo:

[No Elephants]

2. He was already ahead of Markey in the polls, but not by much.

I do wish the Party had allowed a real primary before anointing Markey. Oh, well. BTB (Better than Brown).

[Enthusiast]

3. "I want Brown out of my life."

Me too.

[No Elephants]

4. Yes but you don't have to worry about his being Governor of your state soon.

A few nights ago, Brown seemed to be drunk tweeting. Rachel Maddow coered it on her show, as well as re-tweeting what Brown said to her followers. Later, Brown took down those tweets.

I am wondering if he had consulted some of big donors (*cough Koch brothers cough*) and/or strategists, who told him to forget the Senate.

In any event, some Democratic pundits pointed out that his entire political career would be unsalvageable if he lost two Senate races within a matter of a few months. And, he was only slightly ahead of Markey in early polls. That was not a great sign for a poll involving someone who had held the office versus someone who had not even officially declared yet and who did not necessarily have statewide name recognition.

Anyhoo, there was a series of inexplicable tweets that seemed like drunk tweeting, followed within a few days by his announcing that he would not be running.

I've already heard how he would be better suited for Governor than for the Senate which he never really liked anyway.

LOL, if he didn't like being in the Senate, why in hell did he run for re-election, especially in such a low way?

Local "news" media are really his shills, no question about it.

[No Elephants]

5. P.S. I should have mentioned William Weld (R).

Weld was Governor of Massachusetts (1991-97).

Weld the kind of guberatorial candidate that Massachusetts has historically seemed to love since Gov. Winthrop. Not only to the manor born with an American patrician's ancestry, but also, until 2002, wed to a direct descendant of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt. (Now, he's married to woman who was once married Ben Bradlee's son. Go figure.)

Liberal on social issues, regardless of party affiliation, but promising to rescue Taxachusetts from the clutches of "tax and spend Democrats." (Fat chance since the legislature can, and often does, override any Governor, Democratic or Republican, but voters always seem to fall for it whe voting for Governor, anyway).

He ran against Kerry once. He lost, but did relatively well, for a Republican senatorial candidate from Massachusetts running against a long-time incumbent Democrat. As a result, he got to play Kerry to prep Dummya for his Presidential debates with Kerry. (I doubt anyone ever asked Mittens to prep for debates with Kennedy because Kennedy wiped the floor with Mittens during their debates, so I guess Weld must have done okay against Kerry. Lord knows, Dummya did a lot better than expected.)

Clinton nominated him for ambassador of Mexico. (The DLCers just can't seem to get enough of nominating Republicans, can they?) I think Thurmond may have blocked Weld's confirmation--always a good sign---but I am not sure that is so


He's lived in NY since 2000. Ran for nomination for Governor of NY in 2005, but did not get the nom from his own Party. (Carpetbagger syndrome, maybe?) An investment banker (and fiction author) with a law degree (with honors) from Harvard, he took the New York state bar exam in 2007, getting admitted in 2008.

Weld even supported Obama over McCain, though he later said that he regretted that. (Ah, dose politicians, alway trying to have it both ways.) He not only supported Mittens in 2012, but served as his NY campaign co-chair.

HOWEVER, Weld very publicly moved back to Massachusetts recently, campaigning for Scott Brown. Speculation is that he did both because he wants to run for public office in Massachusetts again.



Weld, wearing a tad too much blush near his ears, applauding Brown in Boston's Faneuil Hall, where orators once urged the American independence from the British.

Will Weld run for the Senate? Who knows? All Republicans were waiting for Brown' decisio. But I don't think Weld will win, if he runs.

On the other hand, if he does run and his Democratic opponent is less liberal than Weld was when he was Governor, it will at least be an interesting race. Maybe Dr. Jill Stein will run too, which would make it really interesting, though she lost when she ran for Governor. Then again, Stein was up against an Axelrod/Obama protege. Massachusetts never had a female Governor or a Jewish one. Massachusetts never had a female U.S. Senator before Warren either. I'm guessing that, now that Warren broke the gender barrier, the primaries will see lots of women from all parties that participate in the primary, though.

[Enthusiast]

6. More women is always nice.

Jill Stein would be especially nice.