| I think it's a lovely idea that his campaign drains donations away from other, more likely to win candidates. |
Jerry Governor MoonbeamBrown
... those who ignore history are bound to repeat it ...
would automatically be counted among serious Democratic candidates for president in 2016.
He boasts a household name, an impressive list of accomplishments in the country's most populous state -- a state some once deemed ungovernable -- glowing national media coverage and a deep familiarity with the pitfalls and rigors of a White House bid, having run three times before.
Now, some are pushing Brown to consider another try for the White House, even if it means taking on
Hillary Rodham Clinton... sometimes described as
For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillaryand at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another Frederick T. Frelinghuysen...
, the prohibitive, if still undeclared, Democratic favorite.
"I think Jerry is precisely what America needs," said Rose Ann DeMoro, the leader of a national nurses union and a strong political ally of Brown. "He has the courage of his convictions, which we haven't seen in a very long while."
Brown, who is up for reelection in 2014, has not yet stated his intention to seek another term, though he has raised millions of dollars for what would appear to be an easy campaign.
Asked if Brown would categorically rule out another presidential bid in 2016, a front man, Jim Evans, referred to a statement Brown made in May at a Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Citing his past primary victories, Brown said "time is kind of running out on that."