Reply #49: In an odd way - if true, it likely increased the chance [View All]

[karynnj]

That story was in the NYT, but it was not sourced to specific people, willing to stand behind it.

If true, it shows that HRC, who is a powerful political force outside the Senate - with the party, the media, and people loyal to her - and a relatively not powerful Senator. Before 2008, it didn't matter - the media spun her time there - writing that she entered humbling and rose to be a team leader. The fact was that she never led on anything major there - she couldn't - she had no seniority and no issue she really became a leader on because of her work.

The second article in the OP suggests that HRC being offered a seat meant that she wasn't "marginalized". The fact is the issue was not that she would be "marginalized", but that she would not have a powerful Senate position. Ever since she lost the nomination, her supporters have argued that somehow this is unfair - yet there is NO precedent in doing anything different. (Also, it ignores that even without the position - Kerry actually did, more than anyone else, lead on Iraq and global warming in the 2004 - 2008 years. On Iraq, he did so against the leadership - on global warming, he did so with their blessing.)