Fmr MLB Pitcher Curt Schilling to Run for Senate Against Elizabeth Warren

by Kody Fairfield

Owner of the infamous “bloody sock” and former Red Sox great Curt Schilling has decided try and “change-up” the government in Massachusetts with a decision to run for Senate against incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2018, according to a report out of The Hill.

In an interview Tuesday morning with Rhode Island’s WPRO, he essentially declared his candidacy.

“I’ve made my decision, I’m going to run,” Schilling said.

“But I haven’t talked to Shonda, my wife. And ultimately it’s going to come down to how her and I feel this would affect our marriage and our kids.”

In this election cycle, he has been a hard line Trump enthusiast, and he has even go to bat for Trump defending his latest scandal, in which Trump mentioned he would date a young girl when she got older, saying that was “normal talk.”

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Schilling, to his benefit, will have his celebrity behind him, having pushed through an injured ankle in 2004 to help the Boston Red Sox win the World Series. However, his attempt to unseat Warren, a progressive icon in the Democratic Party, would be looked at as a long shot, due to his lack of legislative experience, as well as having to face Warren’s fundraising prowess and potential presidential aspirations.

A poll has already been released showing Warren with a 19 point lead over him, 47 to 28%.

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We are proud to announce that Curt Schilling will be running for US Senate in 2018! @gehrig38 lets get @elizabethforma out! #CurtForMA pic.twitter.com/2inkAab0Ca

— Schilling For Senate (@CurtForMA) October 18, 2016