Deval Patrick has plenty of looks & personality. Will he take Ted's seat

[Doctor_J]

when the time comes?

[Dennis Donovan]

1. I don't want to think about it...

...not right now.:(

[Submariner]

2. I hope not

Patrick is looked upon as another out of stater like Romney who seems to have moved into this high profile governorship as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. I think Obama stepped on Patrick's launch, so I see Patrick getting a job appointment in the Obama admin.

I would rather see a home grown senator than someone as out of sync with the state as Patrick is. I grew up here in Kennedy country so not having a Kennedy in charge is an alien thought for me.

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Patrick Is Generally Seen Be Us As A Low-Wattage Opportunist

I doubt if he could win re-election against a decent opponent, let alone a senate seat.

[Kat45]

4. No. He's not all that popular in Mass.

Everyone was speculating that he'd get an appointment from Obama and leave, as Mass governors are wont to do, but I think he recently said he intends to keep being governor. I've been wondering myself who might be heir to Ted's seat; nobody immediately pops into my head. And even after thinking on it for a while, nobody really comes to mind. I don't think Joe Kennedy is interested in political office at all these days; he could have had the governorship if he'd wanted it, but he didn't want it.

[NotThisTime]

5. If you consider what he inherited, I think he's done okay actually... he inherited a ton of unfunded

mandates with a shrinking economy... that's a winner of a thing to get....

[GoesTo11]

6. He's going to leave

He's not worrying about his in-state constituencies anymore.

[ruggerson]

7. Senator Barney Frank

[GoesTo11]

8. Senator Theo Epstein?

[MannyGoldstein]

10. My Congressman Has Mad A Huge Mess Of The Banking Situation

I love Barney personally, and he's very smart, sharp, and funny - but he's become quite gratuitously belligerent, and this banking situation is really an unmitigated disaster.

[Top Cat]

9. Let's not talk about Ted in this context.....