Jack Reed 2020?

[Kleine Scheiße]

Is there any case to be made for a Reed candidacy?

I would probably vote for him if he won the nomination. He'd almost certainly have to run as the "return to normalcy" candidate, which would be a problem since we're dealing with an incumbent who makes every other option look like a "return to normalcy" candidate. A fitting way to, uh, "celebrate" the centennial of the election I'm referencing.

But that isn't to say I'd have any particular reservations about voting for him.

EDIT: Y'know, reading more about him now, I actually like him a lot, and the idea's kind of growing on me as I type this and read the first couple responses. But I think it's unlikely, either way, that he'd even run.

[Suburbia]

Yes, if he wants. He would be the sane, safe good government Northeasten white liberal candidate. Foreign policy experience. However, is he too white for America?

[OkThen]

He would be a great candidate in the GE. Not sure how he could catch fire in the primary though.

[Bidenworth2020]

hello fellow o malley supporting

[NewYorkExpress]

If every Senator wanted to run for President, we'd have primaries with the winner getting 1%. That isn't right.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Who?

He'd almost certainly have to run as the "return to normalcy" candidate, which would be a problem since we're dealing with an incumbent who makes every other option look like a "return to normalcy" candidate.

No, I fail to see how it would hurt him. A burn-everything-to-the-ground might not look so appealing after four years of cheeto.

[houseonaboat]

He would probably do a better job at flipping Trump voters than a Steve Bullock or Sherrod Brown. The fact that he went to West Point, actually served, and has a general mild-mannered reputation (as opposed to barnburners like Brown and Warren) would win him serious crossover votes. I'm not sure how he'd do in a primary, but he voted against Iraq and opposed fast-track for the TPP, so he would pass at least the eye test among Democratic base voters.

[MarkD]

He's never struck me as the type of guy who would run for President -- igniting excitement with his candidacy.

[Blue3]

He's a good Senator, he'd make a good President... but he's not running and probably not exciting enough to be elected. More likely to retire in a few years.

He could be a good VP choice, especially for someone wanting foreign policy credentials.

[Hoosier_Nick]

He's a good Senator, he'd make a good President... but he's not running and probably not exciting enough to be elected. More likely to retire in a few years.

He could be a good VP choice, especially for someone wanting foreign policy credentials.

[The Chill Moderate Republican]

A big fat NO

[Blue3]

This guy couldnt win a GOP primary in GA of all places during peak Bush years

... he's a Rhode Island Democrat...

[Simfan34]

He is the one senator I literally keep on forgetting exists.