That's certainly possible, but given that Massachusetts has a pretty deep bench of ambitious democrats, it's hard not to see how this is anything but a handicap

That's certainly possible, but given that Massachusetts has a pretty deep bench of ambitious democrats, it's hard not to see how this is anything but a handicap. There's something to the law-and-order point, but that would be more true in a general election, which I don't see her reaching.