Clinton Should Run for Cottons Senate Seat - Politico

[Baconator]

With rumors swirling that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will soon head for the CIA, another Senate race may be added to the 2018 list. The safe money is for an open seat in Arkansas to stay in Republican hands. But who thought Alabama would host a competitive Senate race? If Democrats can find a credible candidate, and unruly Republican voters again fail to take their nomination process seriously, anything could happen.

However, to call the Arkansas Democratic Party a shell would be an insult to turtles. There are no Democratic officials holding statewide office, nor any in the U.S. House delegation. Out of the 135 members of the Arkansas state legislature, only 33—less than 25 percent—are Democrats. Not a single Democrat has yet stepped up to run for governor next year. The only Democratic Senate prospect that Arkansas Times columnist Jay Barth could come up with isn’t even a Democrat, but former Republican state House Speaker Davy Carter, who has been critical of President Donald Trump and could run as “an Independent with Democratic backing.”

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That leaves us with one Clinton: Chelsea.

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She has the Clinton name but little of the Clinton baggage. She wouldn’t hurt for name recognition or campaign cash. She’s vice chair of the controversy magnet known as the Clinton Foundation, but emails released during the presidential campaign by WikiLeaks and the State Department show Chelsea getting caught doing good, seeking to root out corruption by foundation officials and warning of problems with Haiti earthquake relief.

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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/03/clinton-should-run-for-tom-cottons-senate-seat-216001

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I just... wow...



I don't know who Bill Scher is but someone needs to find his computer and smash it to bits before he puts out something like this again...

People just don't learn...

[JI7]

1. She could be governor of California if she wanted

So if she did get back into political office it won't be senator from arkansas. A state she lost .

[Tiggeroshii]

4. Chelsea

Not Hillary

[JI7]

6. That's even less likely to happen

[left-of-center2012]

13. Governor of California? Uh, no

Two reasons:

1. Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom

2. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

[TexasTowelie]

2. I suspect that Chelsea would be viewed as a carpetbagger.

I don't believe that she has lived in Arkansas since Bill was elected president.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. I mean I'm okay with it.

She can self finance and if we lose, it wouldnt be much of a loss. And of we win, we win big.

[ClarendonDem]

5. Fully support Chelsea running for this seat

But suspect she’d lose. If Alabama is going to elect a molester, Arkansas probably won’t go for any Dem.

[tritsofme]

7. What a ridiculous absurd premise. She would be crushed, and obviously would never run.

Of all the things happening today, this nonsense is what this guy chooses to write about?

[ProudLib72]

8. What a pile of steaming shit

The Clintons "should" do what the Clintons want to do, not what some second rate pundit tells them they should do based on the wet dream he had the previous night.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Uh, no. When I came to Arkansas in late 1991, it was 95% Democratic.

We loss the US Senators first and then the statehouse.

[erpowers]

10. No

I do not hate the Clinton family, but I think that is a bad idea. If Chelsea were living in Arkansas I would be okay with this idea. However, Chelsea is living in New York. There is no reason to ask Chelsea to move from New York to Arkansas in order to run for an office in Arkansas.

There are people of the same age as Chelsea in Arkansas. What needs to be done is that the Democratic Party needs to spend the time and money to build a Democratic infrastructure in Arkansas. Then they need to start recuriting young and old people who actually live in Arkansas to run for office. We should not have a situation were there is not a Democratic candidate running for Governor in Arkansas.

[monmouth4]

11. I hate to say it but there is a lot of Clinton fatigue out there. Love Chelsea, but no..n/t

[jalan48]

12. No thanks.

[crazycatlady]

14. I always thought they were grooming her for NY-17

Currently held by Democrat Nita Lowey, who is 80. The district includes Chappaqua.

[LeftInTX]

15. Sounds like a better fit

Jumping into a senate seat in AR, would be a bit of a stretch.

[crazycatlady]

16. Agree

Considering she was 12 when she left Arkansas and as far as I know hasn't shown intentions of returning.

[EL34x4]

17. Why is it so important to some people that Chelsea Clinton get involved in politics?

Are there no other worthy Democrats?