I'm not surprised to say the least, I'd always thought he got in to gin up his name recognition and put some new fundraising names in his rolodex.
Doesn't seem like he accomplished either goal so why stay in the race?
Humble Elias has long suspected that Mayor Warren had his eye on Barney Frank's congressional seat assuming Newton stays in his district. Otherwise given the remorseless logic of redistricting and "stability of cadres" that characterizeas our congressional delegation, there wasn't much Mayor Warren could do, other than say concentrate on Newton or run for the US Senate.
And that in part is why we have such an odd assortment (for the most part) running for the democratic nomination for the US Senate, none of these peeps can get their foot in the door either in congress or the state legislature.
So they migrate to the open statewide seat, be it the Lt Governorship (as was the case in 2006) or the US Senate, as it is today.
Well, I still maintain it's a loss to the race as a whole, at this point my main interest is in fostering as wide and comprehensive a debate as is possible within the strictures of a democratic primary. That means everyone running gets a fair chance to make their case, the election is 14 months away a full discussion won't kill us by any means.
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