I am worried about Kerry's seat if the President wins, because I expect. Scott Brown to

[JRLeft]

run for Kerry's seat after he loses the election to Elizabeth Warren. Snott Clown will attempt run again in my opinion. Are there any strong candidates in Massachusetts to replace Senator Kerry? I expect the President to win and I donated $100 to Priorities USA.

[Mass]

1. I dont know if Kerry will be chosen, but it is getting insulting for MA that people do not think we

have Democrats ready to beat Brown, particularly given that Brown has shown his true colors during this campaign.

[Ned_Devine]

2. Mike Capuano

[abumbyanyothername]

4. I thought he pitched for the Dodgers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Capuano

Which started as a joke, but I see that Chris was born in Mass.

[Ned_Devine]

25. And a pretty good pitcher too! From West Springfield

[JRLeft]

6. He may be the guy since Deval Patrick's political career is almost

over according to the rumors.

[movonne]

10. Why do you say that...what is wrong with Deval????I have

heard anything bad about him...

[JRLeft]

14. The rumor is his wife doesn't want him to run again.

[abumbyanyothername]

22. At some point in the career of everyone

successful in pretty much any career, marital friction over the career arises.

Even in the Obama household according to the Public TV bio-piece on the two candidates.

[JI7]

3. Scott Brown will be working at Fox after this election is over , he only won the last time

because Coakley let him by deciding not to campaign.

[Cha]

7. Kind of a weird decision on her part.

[DonViejo]

5. Governor Deval Patrick nt

[TroyD]

8. Warren is projected to beat Brown

And I hope that's the last we see of him.

And I would like to think that MA would not be willing to vote him in again so soon if they vote him out this time.

[boingboinh]

9. Question: Where is Kerry going if Prez wins???

[Qutzupalotl]

11. Rumored to replace Hillary as SoS. n/t

[politicasista]

12. Thought he denied it

and said he would be running in 2014.

[Qutzupalotl]

16. Didn't see that.

He might well have. Of course, he might have reason to say that.

[politicasista]

19. He was asked about it, though not lately

Either way it sounds like a tough decision. He deserves promo, but OTOH, how will MA will embrace that remains to be seen.

[karynnj]

29. More nuanced than that

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He repeatedly has says that he loves the job he has and is focused on it and will run in 2014. However, if the President said that he is the person he thinks could do the things on fp that Obama (and Kerry) want done, I think he would accept it.

Now, if the Senate has 50 (or even 51) Democrats, I doubt that either Obama or Kerry would risk it. Kerry has after all been used as a diplomat by Obama even though he is a Senator - and there is no reason that could not continue. Either way, it is very clear that in the Senate or a possible second administration, Kerry is a valued, high powered asset.

However, I don't think Brown, defeated by Warren, will be as strong a candidate as Brown, junior Senator - and his behavior has hurt him. One of the arguments that ALWAYS was going to be used against him was that he would be a vote for MCConnell. That would be true the second time too.

Not to mention, Brown's fragile ego is obvious in his often illusions of grandeur - that he talks with queens and kings, bills that he merely co-sponsored are "his", he served in Afghanistan (there for 1 wk theoretically for NG training, but mostly as a Senator. - As a Senator he is not even the Senator who spent the most time in Afghanistan.) and that he is a ranking member on the Armed Services committee. If he loses, even if he wins Kerry's seat, he is will again be the most junior Senator there is.

I doubt he has the guts to run after a loss.

[politicasista]

30. Ok. Interesting observation n/t

[Gargoyle22]

13. Take a chill pill. It would be a nice problem to have...

b/c Obama gets another term and Warren is our US Senator. Let's see how it plays out before we start wrining our hands.

[JRLeft]

15. Obama will win.

I want the dems take Kerry's seat seriously unlike last time.

[Gargoyle22]

18. Brown won a special election

He won because it was a very different electorate than will turn out in a presidential year or even for a mid-term.

[MrSlayer]

20. Really? A Romney landslide?

Step away from the crack pipe and wait for the authorities. They'll handle this very soon.

[Caretha]

21. Put down the kool aide

you are self inflicting diabetes on yourself you drank so darn much.

[Qutzupalotl]

23. You do know that $2 trillion of that was Bush's credit card for the wars, right?

And a good portion of the remainder is the continuation of the unfunded Bush tax cuts. You do know these things, right?

[abumbyanyothername]

24. Instant flameout strategy, eh?

[demwing]

26. Wow, you went there on your first post?

Usually y'all cosey up before you go all EMO

[flying-skeleton]

27. Relax & CHILL ....... Let's take it one step at a time

[politicasista]

28. +1

O/B are in the fight of their political lives and they need us.