Curt Schilling says he'll run for U.S. Senate if his wife lets him
Written By Marc Lancaster
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Sen. Curt Schilling.
The former major league pitcher sure likes the sound of it, but he isn't quite sure whether his wife - or, more to the point, Massachusetts voters - would agree.
Speaking to WPRO radio in Providence on Tuesday, Schilling said he has made up his mind to run against U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018. With one important caveat.
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"I've made my decision. I'm going to run," Schilling said, via WPRI TV. "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."
Schilling first floated the notion of challenging Warren, a Democrat with an increasingly high national profile, during a radio appearance in August.
"I would like to be one of the people responsible for getting Elizabeth Warren out of politics," he told WRKO in Boston. "I think she's a nightmare."
Voters might like a word about that with the vocal Donald Trump supporter. A WBZ/UMass Amherst poll last month found that likely voters would favor Warren over Schilling 47 percent to 28 percent.
While Schilling obviously has the name recognition, he would have numerous other hurdles to overcome. Setting aside his outspoken conservatism in a state that has gone for the Democratic candidate in 12 of the past 14 presidential elections, he also would have to deal with the fallout from his ill-fated video game venture, 38 Studios.
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Schilling's radio appearance Tuesday was mostly dominated by questions about the company, which received a $75 million loan from Rhode Island, released one game, defaulted on its loan payments, and declared bankruptcy.
He defended himself and 38 Studios in the WPRO interview Tuesday.
"I have nothing to apologize for," Schilling said. "I didn't commit any crimes, I tried to build something and failed."