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"People are saying what in the world is going on with North Carolina, we look like Mississippi." - NC Gov. Bev Perdue (D) on the passage of Amendment One, 5-11-12
Dodd set to retire, and Governor Ritter (D-CO) plans to bow out
Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek re-election, according to sources familiar with his plans.
Dodd’s retirement comes after months of speculation about his political future, and amid faltering polling numbers and a growing sense among the Democratic establishment that he could not win a sixth term. It also comes less than 24 hours after Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced he would not seek re-election.
Without Dodd as a foil, Republicans chances of taking over a seat in this solidly blue state are considerably diminished. Former Rep. Rob Simmons and wealthy businesswoman Linda McMahon are battling it out for the Republican nod but either would start as an underdog in a general election matchup with Blumenthal.
Yep – so don’t get your hopes up about this particular race. Dodd dropping out actually helps Democrats. As ST reader GWR remarked earlier this morning, “CT is a top to bottom deep blue state, so any non-tainted Dem should win there.”
In other falling-on-the-sword-for-their-party news, Colorado’s Democrat Governor is scheduled to announce his withdrawal from the hotly contested Governor’s race later today:
Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to announce Wednesday that he will withdraw from the race for governor, numerous sources close to Ritter confirmed Tuesday night.
Ritter began making calls to other prominent Colorado Democrats around 6 p.m. notifying them of his decision. Sources said his office contacted key legislators asking them to be available for an 11 a.m. press conference where Ritter will make his announcement.
Ritter’s decision, which was first reported by a blog affiliated with Congressional Quarterly, was confirmed by The Denver Post and others.
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Polls have shown that Ritter is trailing Republican and former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis in the race. His departure would clear the way for popular Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter or others to enter the race for governor.
This is one I wouldn’t put in the “leans Republican” category at the moment. It’s not like the situation with Dorgan, whose state is conservative, yet it’s not like Dodd’s state, either, which is reliably liberal. I’d put this one in the “toss-up” category. For now, anyway.
Update – 9:19 AM: Not as widely reported as Dodd’s, Dorgan’s, and Ritter’s exits but nevertheless still interesting was the decision by Michigan’s Lt. Gov. John Cherry to drop out of the race to replace outgoing Dem. Governor Jennifer Granholm. Cherry was considered the frontrunner, but exited out of the race yesterday, citing fundraising problems (ahem). Like the Dodd retirement, this will likely help Democrats going into the fall elections, even though Cherry trailed badly behind three Republican candidates in recent polling. For whatever reasons, Michigan residents still trust Democrats even though that party has almost literally run that state into the ground.
It’s frigid outside, but the 2010 elections are definitely heating up. Stay tuned …
Related reading:
- The Note – Democrats are Dropping Like Flies
- Politico – Top Democrats head for the exits
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Another corrupt democrat “retires” and gets to dodge justice once again.
Nothing to see here folks, keep moving.
True. However, all they need to do is tie the democratic candidate to Dodd as much as possible. It worked for Obama.
And people are still arguing over whether the “Tea Party” movement is, in fact, a “movement.”
None of these folks are retiring for their health .. OK maybe their economic health.
anyone up on the subject of : are there conservatives in those states that might be good candidates ( e.g.winners? )
The rats are scurrying! I love it. I’d rather see them in handcuffs, tho.
Retirement isn’t going to save Dodd.
We will push for investigations into Fannie Mae (finally) and into Dodd’s involvement in it. As, well as in the mortgage deal he received.
Heads must finally roll.
Can you tell me where to send my basket of spoiled fruit? That’s all this rotten apple deserves.
And of course he will be taken care of at taxpayers’ expense with his platinum parachute that would make the CEO of AIG blush!
Good Bye, and Good Riddance Dodd!!!
Even tho Conn. is a deep blue state, I believe that a Republican can and will win this race in 2010. Most Dems vote their wallet, if this government doesn’t do something soon to put our country back on track then all these Dems are going to either not show up or vote Rep. But what can these guys do to shore up our economy?? They have already put down tax cuts, they blah blah blah about how the Bush tax cuts were evil. So they can’t go back on their word there. Interest rates are almost to low now to cut even further would be crazy. Also that “middle class tax cut” that Obama got thru Congress last year where you got back 8.00 per week. Wellllll it was exactly what every said it would be. A cut in the percentage of withholding and not an actual tax cut. I did my taxes last night and my refund is less than half this year than what it was last year. So here is another lie that Obama is caught up in.
These things are going to add up and I don’t believe that the American people are not going to get upset about this garbage and vote these bums out. You are going to see 12 to 14% reported unemployment, you are going to see the world get snarkier and snarkier toward Obama and Clinton. People are actually going to get reminiscent about the Bush years, mark my words. – Lorica
Ohhh I also forgot to mention, Chris has been raising money for the last year, cuz he knew he was in a tough fight. So his re-election funds should be fairly large. Since he is retiring, there is a good chance that he will get to keep all that money for himself. So this was just another opportunity for Dodd to make sure he got to keep the money. How many Dems are going to be po’d that they have to go thru more fundraising for a new candidate?? I would be pretty upset. – Lorica
To the people of Connecticut: Go ahead and vote the way you always do, vote your wallet. That way the jackass you elect will have it close at hand as he steals everything in it from you, then blames the “big business” Republicans.
Get a clue. The party of “big business” is the jackasses. Just look who the richest members are, in both houses.
It would seem a few of the rats are scurrying off of the (hopefully) sinking ship. But will other more deceitful rodents come forward to simply replace them?
Jo, they’re politicians. What do you think?
After the last twenty years of D.C. politics, I would think politicians would have a lower favorable public opinion rating than lawyers, by about 1/2.
Oh, wait. Most politicians from state legislators on up ARE lawyers. No fair comparing apples to apples.
And for those of you out there who think people are basically good, how can you look at a politician, say that and keep a straight face?