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In announcing her plans, Snowe, 65, emphasized that she is in good health and was prepared for the campaign ahead. But she said she was swayed by the increasing polarization in Washington.
“Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term,” Snowe said in a statement. “So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have concluded that I am not prepared to commit myself to an additional six years in the Senate, which is what a fourth term would entail.”
Snowe’s retirement represents a major setback for the GOP’s efforts to regain a majority in the Senate. As a moderate Republican, she may be the party’s only hope to hold a seat in the strongly blue state.
This make things much more difficult for the GOP to take the Senate. Now they have to defend Maine, Nevada, and Massachusetts, while also winning enough of North Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Montana, Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida and New Mexico. Even if they keep all their seats, they still four of eight. If they lose Maine and Massachusetts, which seems fairly reasonable, they then have to win six of eight.
It's even worse now that Bob Kerry is considering running in Nebraska, although that would still seem to lean toward the Republicans.
She always conducted herself with honor and dignity. A true public servant who should be congratulated for her many years of wonderful service.
Yeah, I just saw this in the "Breaking News" forum. Damn shame. She was one of the few brilliant and ethical politicians in D.C., a woman who got things done through compromise, and got along with both sides of the aisle. I had serious hopes that she'd run for the GOP presidential nomination.
This is really a loss to all Americans who yearn for a uncorrupted government of congressfolk who actually understand what it means to "serve the people".
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Great for the Dems, bad news for the moderate Republican voices in the Senate.
yeah, that seat will likely go to a Dem...
there are 3 GOP senators retiring... the other 2 are pretty safe GOP seats though (AZ, and TX)
there are 7 Senate Democrats retiring...2 are pretty safe Dem seats, 1 is a toss up.. and 4 have a good change of going GOP.
( in total, Dems have 23 seats of for grabs, the GOP has 10)..... and somehow this is a "big blow to Republican hopes"?
not sure why the author of the article is forgetting to mention retiring Dems when it comes to prediction on who is going to control the Senate... but she should do a better job with her prognostications.
Even though the Democrats are defending 23 seats this election cycle, a majority of them are in Democratic safe or leaning states. Here is my rundown on how I view the elections:yeah, that seat will likely go to a Dem...
there are 3 GOP senators retiring... the other 2 are pretty safe GOP seats though (AZ, and TX)
there are 7 Senate Democrats retiring...2 are pretty safe Dem seats, 1 is a toss up.. and 4 have a good change of going GOP.
( in total, Dems have 23 seats of for grabs, the GOP has 10)..... and somehow this is a "big blow to Republican hopes"?
not sure why the author of the article is forgetting to mention retiring Dems when it comes to prediction on who is going to control the Senate... but she should do a better job with her prognostications.
[B]Safe[/B] [B] Leaning [/B] [B]Steals [/B]
Dianne Feinstein - California Bill Nelson - Florida Claire McCaskill - Missouri
Tom Carper - Delaware Open - Wisconsin Jon Tester - Montana
Ben Cardin – Maryland Open - New Mexico Open - Nebraska
Debbie Stabenow – Michigan Sherrod Brown - Ohio Open - North Dakota
Amy Klobuchar - Minnesota Open - Virginia
Bob Menendez - New Jersey
Kirsten Gillibrand - New York
Bob Casey, Jr. - Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse - Rhode Island
Bernie Sanders - Vermont
Maria Cantwell - Washington
Joe Manchin - West Virginia
Open - Connecticut
Open - Hawaii
Even if the Democrats take her seat, I think it's a good thing that she goes. One thing that nobody likes is a Senator that cannot be trusted. One day she'll side with Democrats, the next day she'll side with the Republican.
I echo the other poster who said: Good Riddance!
I also echo the other poster who said: Good Riddance.
I never liked that woman.
And we are accused of being partisan!?!?!?!? Amazing.
So are you saying conservatives should blindly support a politician just because he or she has an "R" behind the name?
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