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Barbara Mikulski won’t seek reelection in 2016
Politico ^ | 03/02/2015 | Kyle Cheney and Burgess Everett

Posted on 03/02/2015 6:56:25 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Maryland Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski will announce later Monday that she won’t seek reelection in 2016, two sources familiar with her plans confirmed to POLITICO, opening up a seat long coveted by Free State Democrats looking to move up.

The 78-year-old Mikulski is the longest-serving woman in congressional history. She was first elected to the Senate in 1986, after serving five terms in the House.

Mikulski’s campaign called an 11 a.m. press conference in Baltimore on only a few hours’ notice, saying only that she’d make an “important announcement about her future plans.”

Her retirement will create an open seat in a state where President Barack Obama won 62 percent of the vote in 2012. Democrats control seven of the state’s eight House seats: Reps. Elijah Cummings, John Sarbanes, Donna Edwards, John Delaney and Chris Van Hollen could risk their seats and run statewide.

But Democrats could also be tempted to challenge first-term GOP Gov. Larry Hogan in 2018.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 114th; barbaramikulski; donnaedwards; freakstate; liberalagenda; maryland; senate
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1 posted on 03/02/2015 6:56:25 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; Tolerance Sucks Rocks

.. old hag is retiring ping.


2 posted on 03/02/2015 7:01:36 AM PST by momtothree
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Crosslinking an earlier thread on the topic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3263150/posts
Sen. Mikulski said to be retiring from Senate [MD]


3 posted on 03/02/2015 7:02:16 AM PST by deport
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Her claims to fame: (1)her gender, (2)her party, (3)her unconditional support for abortion on demand, (4)her confused sexual orientation, (5)her ugliness both inside and out.

Can anybody name one thing which she actually accomplished?

4 posted on 03/02/2015 7:04:30 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Her work is done. She’s helped to destroy any form of liberty or freedom for Marylanders. We’ll done Barbara. N


5 posted on 03/02/2015 7:05:35 AM PST by albie
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To: Vigilanteman

Just based on what you listed she’s likely due for a ginormous monument somewhere in DC upon her death.


6 posted on 03/02/2015 7:08:35 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good Riddance!!


7 posted on 03/02/2015 7:10:16 AM PST by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good.


8 posted on 03/02/2015 7:10:51 AM PST by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Another, younger Dem will just fill her slot.


9 posted on 03/02/2015 7:13:49 AM PST by kabar
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Move On and Occupy Leftists are breathlessly waiting to take the place of all the fossil Dems who will be retired or dead by 2020. That is when the Left/Right divide in the country will become difficult for the Democrat media to hide what these radicals really want, which has always been power and control.


10 posted on 03/02/2015 7:14:38 AM PST by txrefugee
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"Barbara Mikulski
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11 posted on 03/02/2015 7:14:39 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: nascarnation
Yep, and I've got the perfect idea for such a monument:

12 posted on 03/02/2015 7:18:14 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

A huge thing she’s been able to accomplish is bringing vast amounts of federal money for the Intel community to places like Ft Meade And the like making these MD counties the most wealthy in the country. This is why she gets voted in time and time again.


13 posted on 03/02/2015 7:19:59 AM PST by what's up
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
won't seek reelection...

There IS a God!

14 posted on 03/02/2015 7:20:10 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Why would you want to "fundamentally change" a country you love?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Free State Democrats”

Non sequitur much?


15 posted on 03/02/2015 7:22:36 AM PST by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

As seen on a news reporting website’s comment section: “I hope she’s replaced by an American this time.”


16 posted on 03/02/2015 7:22:40 AM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Worthless politician. Sadly, its in the demokratik peoples republic of MD in a presidential year, so this will probably go to some buffoon like Omalley.


17 posted on 03/02/2015 7:23:54 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: sickoflibs

One of yours, who lasted 100 years : )


18 posted on 03/02/2015 7:31:02 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Michael Steele, maybe?


19 posted on 03/02/2015 7:32:29 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good riddance.


20 posted on 03/02/2015 7:37:00 AM PST by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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