"Scott Brown in Iowa tests presidential waters"

[applegrove]

Scott Brown in Iowa tests presidential waters

by Hillary Chabot at the Boston Herald

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2013/08/scott_brown_in_iowa_tests_presidential_waters?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown told the Herald he is looking at a possible 2016 presidential bid today as he hit a well-worn stomping ground for Oval Office hopefuls – the Iowa State Fair.

“I want to get an indication of whether there’s even an interest, in Massachusetts and throughout the country, if there’s room for a bi-partisan problem solver,” said Brown, who has been meeting with top Republicans nationally and last week hosted a Fenway event for Republican National Committee members. Brown indicated he isn't close to deciding whether he will run. “It’s 2013, I think it’s premature, but I am curious. There’s a lot of good name recognition in the Dakotas and here – that’s pretty good.

”Brown rose to national prominence after his surprise win in the 2010 special election for the U.S. Senate over Attorney general Martha Coakley. He lost the seat to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2012, but he has recently kept the door open to many races including the 2014 Bay State gubernatorial and a U.S. Senate bid in New Hampshire.


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[applegrove]

1. Excuse me, I'm from Canada. Wasn't there just an election a few months ago?

[Little Star]

2. lol! He's a hoot! Doesn't he know he's a loser, needs more humiliation I guess.

[mick063]

3. The extremists within the GOP will tear him to shreds.

He took some rather liberal (relative to Teabillies of course) positions just to become electable in Massachusetts.

He will not pass their purity test.

[Zambero]

4. Are there kings & queens in Iowa?

[applegrove]

5. ?

[Zambero]

10. Brown's impressive royal credentials

During the 2012 campaign, it appears that Brown had run short of valid reasons for persuading the voters of Massachusetts to re-elect him to a full Senate term. So in an apparent fit of desperation, he came up with this claim:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77697.html

[rl6214]

6. Yeah, I don't think so

[silvershadow]

7. Apparently they are just throwing spitballs to the wall just to see if anything at all sticks? nt

[davidpdx]

8. Scotty may have won a special election against a bland Democrat

But he got his ass kicked in the GE in 2012. Go ahead, run Scotty. Don't mind us, we'll just sit here and laugh at you.

[Cha]

9. Let's see.. got beat in the Senate by Elizabeth Warren, wouldn't run the second

time because he knew he'd lose to Ed Markey and now he thinks he'll see how the waters are for his brand of Loser in the Iowa 2016 presidential primaries?! Go for it, racist idiot.

[groundloop]

11. Yeah Scott, there MIGHT be room for a bi-partisan problem solver....

But that doesn't explain what you're doing in Iowa, since you're neither bi-partisan or a problem solver.