Former US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan announced today that he is “giving serious consideration” to running for US Senate, reaching out to activists and operatives and collecting signatures required to qualify for the April 30 Republican primary ballot.
Sullivan stopped short of formally declaring his candidacy, instead saying he will allow volunteers to try to get him on the April 30 primary ballot by collecting 10,000 certified voter signatures by Feb. 27, a daunting task. He will not hire professionals to do the work, which is expensive but far more effective in such a short timeframe.
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Senator Tarr shows some political wisdom, but that Sullivan guy seems to be joining a mini-gang of GOP wannabes whose pipedreams are aimed at gaining them 2 and a half seconds of fame. The Demomob competition for nomination to run for Sen. Kerry's seat is somewhat rational, though whether either of the candidates would be up to the requirements of being a senator is very much an open question. As for the Republicans, a bunch of hardly knowns will criss cross the state trying to cut each others' political throats much as the GOP presidential candidates did in 2012. Looks like it takes a good strong case of political masochism to be considered as a GOP candidate for a federal outpost.