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Patty Murray wouldn’t present as a good leader. Merkley or Chris Murphy would be better.

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Why do you say that about Murray? I can understand about the age and time she’s been there but she did show real leadership last week. Now her being the lead appropriator might be something that holds her back from making a go at it. Agree on Merkley and Murphy. Merkley got the Senate to change the rules on judicial nominees so he knows how to make that argument to his fellow Senators. Murphy does the best at explaining to people what’s going on.

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she's not appealing on television(not speaking for Paleo here; he can adequately speak for himslef)

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thats a strong rebuttal; so, my rebuttal to your rebuttal is Balderdash

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Yes. That’s what I was driving at.

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Not criticizing Patty Murray for her service in the Senate but by comparison to Elizabeth Warren and Elisa Slotkin, Murray’s a bore on TV.

Perhaps Murray ignited more energy when she first ran for the Senate. These days, she’s too establishment.

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I've never seen Slotkin but being less charismatic than Warren is something. At the same time, how good is Schumer in media or public speaking? I mean, he did the key note speech at my college graduation and it was... Fine.

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It’s all about firing up the base. Murray doesn’t exactly ignite this kind of enthusiasm whereas Warren does.

When I say Murray’s a bore, it has more to do with her public speaking. She comes across as too polished and not loose enough with her speaking like Warren.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Warren was a better speaker/base motivator than Murray, certainly, but imo, neither of those things are really her strengths either.

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I think she's much better chairing Senate approps; she has a good rapport with Collins and as noted, she's not the most charismatic individual re: public speaking.

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