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"Pent-Up Political Ambition" (Run!)

CabinetStakes, Horror Film Edition. As reported by the Boston Globe, the speculation that John Kerry might join President-Elect Obama’s Cabinet and thus leave his Senate seat...
November 6, 2008

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CabinetStakes, Horror Film Edition. As reported by the Boston Globe, the speculation that John Kerry might join President-Elect Obama’s Cabinet and thus leave his Senate seat up for the taking takes on a distinct Scary Movie vibe:

In fact, there has not been an open Senate seat in Massachusetts since 1984, and the result has been considerable pent-up political ambition that strategists believe will be unleashed…

Run for your lives! (Also, do not pick up the phone/open the door/fall asleep….)

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Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.