A heads-up for Elizabeth Warren and others: Front-runner label is risky

[DonViejo]

By Liz Goodwin GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 11, 2018

WASHINGTON — Last month, New York magazine put a jogging Elizabeth Warren on its cover, with the headline “Front Runner?” blared across her middle.

They weren’t talking about her Senate race.

With Donald Trump continuing to dominate attention spans across the country, Democrats, political reporters, and even Trump himself seem uniquely unable to hold off on 2020 speculation. The midterms are still three months away, but Democrats — who lack a clear leader after their rout in 2016 — are desperate to rally around someone who can defeat the president the next time around. Warren sates that appetite with her nationally known profile, devout liberal following, and strong presence near the top of some key polls — even though she claims not to be running. But anointing a front-runner for the party nomination, more than 18 months before the Iowa caucuses and 834 days before the election?

“That’s a killer,’’ former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis groaned when told about the magazine cover. “Speaking from experience, the one thing you don’t want to be is a front-runner or a potential front-runner.” And besides, Dukakis contends, the concept is mythical at this stage.

“This search for a front-runner is crazy,” he said. “There is no front-runner at this point and there won’t be for months and months.”

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[Mc Mike]

1. ONLY for, exclusively for, our side.

Heads, repuglinazis win. Tails, normal American humans lose.

The fact is, even a cockroach would be superior to the repug prez nominee. Who has a zillion gaffes and scandals that each would be 100% disqualifying for one of our candidates. Who has a 100% failure scandal flub high crimes felon treason track record.

We could put a COCKROACH into office, and the country would be 10 million % better off.

But we should definitely listen to little repuglinazi whinges about how our candidate is 'crooked' or 'inept'. Certainly we should give their critiques all the deliberative attention they deserve.

The repugs have 'values', you know.

[ooky]

2. As soon as a front runner emerges the Republicans

will be ready to start the felony accusations on the Hannity show and subsequent House hearings.