Albert Hunt Jr., ponders in Bloomberg the possibility that James Webb might challenge Hillary Clinton in the coming campaign for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. The column covers the expected bases (Hunt is a pro and has done thousands of thumb suckers in his career) but one paragraph does catch the reader’s attention.
[Webb] seems an improbable candidate. He has taken illiberal positions, was President Ronald Reagan’s Navy secretary, has few relationships within the Democratic Party, and has no serious fundraising network.
Sounds like the formula for what the pundits like to call a “groundswell.”
Mr. Webb’s reaction to the suggestion he might run? Well, there is this, on Twitter.
