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Curt Schilling Says He's Definitely Going to Run for Senate (Maybe)

Curt Schilling once again dangles the threat of running for public office. But first, he says he must consult with his family.

Curt Schilling, the former All-Star pitcher and current holder of the highest strikeout/racist Facebook post/walk ratio in Major League history, is at it again. Schilling dipped into politics once again during a radio interview with WPRO-AM, announcing his intention to run against Elizabeth Warren for the Massachusetts Senate seat in 2018. Schilling has mentioned this a few times already, but it's been nearly a week since he was in the news so why not bring it up again, this time more definitively?

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"I've made my decision."

Nice. Some clarity.

"I'm going to run. But–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."

Ah.

Did Curt ask her permission before going on live TV and insinuating to a FOX News host that everybody pictures young children as future attractive adults? I'm no psychologist, but having your husband take such a public stance on ogling other parents' kids could have some kind of effect.

Clearly the man is already in Trump-esque campaign form, parroting his hero's claim that Elizabeth Warren deliberately misled people about being of Native American descent:

Schilling with a shot at Warren, saying he was on the team that came back and beat the Indians - "the real ones." Get it? (Pocahontas thing)
— Ted Nesi (@TedNesi) October 18, 2016

The former head of 38 Studios also answered questions about blowing $75 million in Rhode Island taxpayer money when his business went bankrupt with the classic "You should have given me more money" defense:

Schilling on 38 Studios: "I never looked at it as a taxpayer investment." Says RI'ers were only going to be on the hook if the biz failed.
— Ted Nesi (@TedNesi) October 18, 2016

Schilling claims 38 Studios would have succeeded if it had received rest of the $75M, meaning getting the $26M held in reserve to pay bonds.
— Ted Nesi (@TedNesi) October 18, 2016

For what it's worth, a recent WBZ-TV, WBZ NewsRadio, UMass Amherst poll of likely voters showed Warren holding a 19-point lead in a hypothetical race against Schilling. This is likely due to the fact that Massachusetts is a solidly Democratic state and also that Curt Schilling is Curt Schilling.

[WPRI.com]