While Elizabeth Warren shines, other Democratic Senate contenders also glimmer

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Newton software engineer Herb Robinson shows how he could rip his suit if he were his favorite superhero, “The Incredible Hulk,” while Democratic Senate rivals Bob Massie (left) and Elizabeth Warren (right) laugh during a debate last night.

By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff

LOWELL - Elizabeth Warren proved she was a champion debater in high school.

She reiterated it last night, when she clearly was the most adept in the first debate among the six candidates vying for the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s 2012 US Senate nomination.

But that’s not to say it’s time for a general election matchup against Republican Scott Brown, either.

Four of the five other candidates on stage passionately articulated views across the liberal end of the political spectrum, highlighting their different backgrounds and showing reason to hear them another day.

The fifth, Newton engineer Herb Robinson, proved astute at one-liners, but beyond providing comic relief, offered little reason to command his presence on stage again.

His idea for controlling Wall Street? “You mess up the economy, your taxes go up,” Robinson said, succinctly detailing his one-point plan.


http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/10/while-elizabeth-warren-shines-other-democratic-senate-contenders-also-glimmer/EJn4w4XSAno9FpnZ6qRUKM/index.html

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1. kick n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

2. anybody else think she should just skip the senate and primary the DINO in chief?

that Zelikow BS was the absolute, end of the line FINAL straw, after about thirteen other final straws.....

I really dread having to vote next year

[bluestate10]

3. Several real fighters in the democratic field. Brown won't get a Coakley this time around. nt