The GOP isn’t even putting up challengers. They may be trying to lose like they did in Alabama so they don’t have to do the impeachment themselves.
The 60-vote threshold is meaningless. The reality is that the Republicans could barely get 51 votes on any transformation piece of legislation even if they had 90 seats in the U.S. Senate.
Almost as if they want to lose.
The GOP is trying to lose its majorities.
Yup. With refusals to run and bailouts looming, the second half of the Trump presidency will get even more grid locked than it is now with the republicrats “controlling” both house and senate.
I smell the whiff of large cash payments to any GOP incumbent willing to ride a golden DNC / Soros supplied parachute into retirement.
It frustrates me to no end.
The GOP just doesn’t like being in power.
They would rather be the second class citizen.
I lived in North Dakota until about 20 years ago. As I recall they usually had democrat Senators. Even though it is overall a conservative state, the rural people would vote for the devil himself as long as the farm subsidies kept rolling in.
This seat should be a lay-up for the GOP.
This is where we will see the “Party of Stupid” in full bloom. We had some recent previews, such as Alabama where Bitch McConnell bypassed a highly popular Tea Party candidate for his buddy Luther Strange. Left the door wide open for Roy Moore and there you go. Expect more of same.
Can’t understand how any of the upper west/Midwest states like ND, MT, SD ever elect dims.
WE need someone with BALLS like Trump!
My conspiracy meter is making some clicking sounds here.
I mean...has there been a time in our nation's history when we had this many bail out of Congress in the space of a year? I know, this guy is just refusing to run, but the big picture is scary. Did someone finally activate those missing FBI files? Or even not-so-missing files? Are these people being ordered to fall on their swords in a kamikaze-esque attempt to stop Trump? Getting out of the path of torches and pitchforks in some future event that they see coming in the very near future that we don't?
Who else is there to be a viable candidate? I don’t know anything about N. Dakota.
“I’m not a loser. Because I’m not even going to try.” ~ GOP
“Our rare opportunity to get 60 seats is slipping out of our hands”
The only reason we need 60 seats is because Mitch McConnell doesn’t have the balls to to the “nuclear option” and end that arcane Senate rule.
The Constitution only had us needing 50.
We don’t need a ball-less opponent to run.
The deep state told him not to run.The deep state plans for the republicats lose the house and senate to derail Trunps,and those whom support him,agenda.Plain as day to see.30 republicans retiring? Really?
So there is not another Republican who will run for the seat?
Never put your faith in republicrats. It is all part of uniparty