Kennedyseat.com spins an interesting answer to the question of why a guy who hasn't lived here in 25 years and who is best known as consigliere to one of the most unpopular presidents in the state would want to run for U.S. Senate: It's not really about Massachusetts. Card would run in an election with national attention (and with local coverage that reaches into New Hampshire) to let the Republicans test various themes and messages for the 2010 fall elections.
Dan Kennedy has a theory, too - that Card is really just using the Senate race to gain visibility for a run at the governor's seat.
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I have a hypothesis as well
By Lanny Budd
Thu, 09/10/2009 - 4:21pm
Mine does not involve motives quite so devious and machiavellian. I think Card just has a big lack of self-awareness. He looks in the mirror and sees Bill Weld. He looks at the calendar and sees 1991. He thinks he's a good-looking devil, irresistible to women. All of his children are above average. Etc.
snowballs chance in hell
By Anonymous
Thu, 09/10/2009 - 4:28pm
Both the KennedySeat and Lanny Budd theories are quire plausible and they have a common premise, Card has no chance in hell so why's he running?
Dan Kennedy on the other hand doesn't demonstrate much insight when it comes to politics.
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