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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 12:17 AM Mar 2012

Warren Opponent Drops Out of Senate Race

By NICHOLAS P. FANDOS, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

Boston lawyer Jim C. King announced on Wednesday afternoon that he would bow out of the contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, ending a campaign that struggled from its start to mount any serious challenge to frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.

King’s withdrawal leaves Harvard Law School professor Warren and immigration attorney Marisa DeFranco as the only two remaining Democrats vying to represent their party against Republican incumbent Scott Brown in November. Warren has been considered by most political analysts to be the clear frontrunner in the Democratic race since she entered it last fall.

King’s campaign released a statement yesterday afternoon that said after much thought, King had decided his campaign was no longer benefiting his party or the Massachusetts electorate.

“The review has also made clear that the most effective way to achieve our goals has changed,” King wrote in the statement. “Now, we need to give Elizabeth Warren our support to beat Scott Brown in November.”


Much more at: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/3/22/king-warren-opponent-senate/
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Warren Opponent Drops Out of Senate Race (Original Post) MADem Mar 2012 OP
great!! thank you for posting that, MADem!! nt nofurylike Mar 2012 #1
She's in front of Scott Brown by five points in the latest poll. MADem Mar 2012 #2
I hope she pulls ahead sakabatou Mar 2012 #3
YES!! "a lot of GOTV on election day"!! nofurylike Mar 2012 #6
+1,000 -- and I'm going to try to drive at least a tenth of that number to the polls on election day MADem Mar 2012 #7
omg, MADem, if we all did what you do, we would landslide EVERY election!! nofurylike Mar 2012 #8
I enjoy it--I like old people--they vote, they are smart, and they are often VERY funny. MADem Mar 2012 #9
what a GREAT post, MADem!!! nofurylike Mar 2012 #10
This is good news. dmr Mar 2012 #4
Good for you, Mr. King. MarianJack Mar 2012 #5
If we can make it up there in time... iscooterliberally Mar 2012 #11
+1 nt MADem Mar 2012 #12
Hope she wins politicasista Mar 2012 #13

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. She's in front of Scott Brown by five points in the latest poll.
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 12:38 AM
Mar 2012

They're still neck and neck, a lot of work to do yet, but I think she'll be able to do this with a lot of hard work and most importantly, a lot of GOTV on election day. I'll be doing my thing on that day--my "schtick" is driving people to the polls.

nofurylike

(8,775 posts)
6. YES!! "a lot of GOTV on election day"!!
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:33 PM
Mar 2012

"I think she'll be able to do this with a lot of hard work ... "
THANK YOU for the good word, MADem!!

and THANK YOU for your "schtick" driving people to the polls!! VERY NECESSARY!!!

remember how they called the last election of Governor Patrick "the greatest GOTV effort in the history of Massachusetts politics"? this one's got to top that!!

with you in this!!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
7. +1,000 -- and I'm going to try to drive at least a tenth of that number to the polls on election day
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:45 PM
Mar 2012

My top number was 112 at the last Federal election--I started early.

nofurylike

(8,775 posts)
8. omg, MADem, if we all did what you do, we would landslide EVERY election!!
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 02:41 AM
Mar 2012

thank you thank you thank you!!! what a generous, and precious service you do us ALL!!

you inspire me

YES!! GET OUT THE VOTE!!!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. I enjoy it--I like old people--they vote, they are smart, and they are often VERY funny.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 03:11 PM
Mar 2012

I figure I'm on my way to that stage in life myself, so I might as well get my karma (or Car Ma--most of my passengers are grannies!) in while I can!

I encourage everyone I meet to drag a neighbor along to the polls--it's a social thing to do (unless, of course, they live in a GOP stronghold...in that case, vote early, and have a noontime Beer Keg party and invite all the wingnut neighbors...hee hee!).

nofurylike

(8,775 posts)
10. what a GREAT post, MADem!!!
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 02:57 AM
Mar 2012


LOVE it!!!

i see a noontime Beer Keg party with a bunch of odd characters in my autumn future

keep that Car Ma flowing!!!

thank you so very much for all you do, MADem!!! incredibly wonderful

dmr

(28,656 posts)
4. This is good news.
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 03:39 AM
Mar 2012

I really like Elizabeth. What an asset she'd be in the Senate.

I'm going to send in another donation. A small one, but every little bit helps.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
5. Good for you, Mr. King.
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 05:44 AM
Mar 2012

This was a wise and mature decision.

Good luck in your future!

PEACE!

iscooterliberally

(3,026 posts)
11. If we can make it up there in time...
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:32 PM
Mar 2012

...she'll get two extra votes from my wife and I. We should be moving up there in May if we can find a place that takes big dogs.

politicasista

(14,128 posts)
13. Hope she wins
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 07:33 PM
Mar 2012

MA Dems, progressives, liberals seem to appreciate and respect her more than they do their own Senior Senator. She gets lauded for caring about the middle class, while he gets hated on here and out in social media land by people on our side for being rich like Rmoney.

Interesting they don't go after Brownie more instead attack those on our side. Know that the good folks here may pile on me for saying that, but it's just an observation.

P.S. in TN where it's bright red, very little gets done. Be glad you have some decent public servants that still give a flip about you.


Peace.

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