The Dems have not been as prolific as the GOP in getting candidates to come out of the woodwork to seek the party nomination…….so far we have O’Malley, Clinton, Sanders and Chafee and now there is one more…….Jim webb….
Jim Webb, who’s spent time as a soldier in Vietnam, assistant secretary of the Navy, and US senator from Virginia, today became the fifth Democrat to declare his intention to seek the Oval Office next year, per a decidedly non-flashy statement on his campaign website. Acknowledging that “more than one candidate intends to raise at least a billion dollars—some estimates run as high as two billion dollars” in the campaign, and that he’ll likely be vastly outspent, Webb rejects “messaging” and doubles down on his rough-around-the-edges image and military and foreign policy bona fides.
“We need to shake the hold of these shadow elites on our political process,” Webb writes. “And at the same time our fellow Americans need proven, experienced leadership that can be trusted to move us forward from a new President’s first days in office. I believe I can offer both.” Webb formed an exploratory committee last November, in what was regarded as the opening salvo to the presidential election; he’s the 19th candidate overall to declare. Still yet to come: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, set to announce July 21, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, some pretty unsavory characters are more popular than most of the candidates; the New York Times runs down the list of who’s really running here.
Unless you are a political junkie this name will mean very little to you……..Clinton is the presumed nominee but she is being pushed hard from the Left by Sanders and Clinton has tried to grasp some of the stuff that Bernie is pushing and that has worried the d/bags in the center…..Webb is in the race to try and make sure that Clinton stays near the center and does not wander too far Left……
Sorry this dude is going to waste a bunch of money just to try and keep Clinton in the center……..his only reason for existing in the 2016 primaries.
“..Webb is in the race to try and make sure that Clinton stays near the center and does not wander too far Left……”
Actually I think Sanders serves this purpose. As a moderate though Webb will hurt Clinton more than he will Sanders because there are still those who are on board with Clinton now but who are leery of the Clinton baggage but who aren’t willing to swing too far from the center. This is where Webb will have his appeal, IMO.
Sanders is slowly pulling Clinton Left…..she has taken up a few of Sanders issues……Webb is a crony of the DLC and the center, neo-liberalism, is their domain…..I agree that he will pull people from Clinton but he will have a difficult time with cash……I will wait until the debates to make my final pronouncement…….I like to procrastinate…..LOL