I’m torn on why Doolittle is doing this. On one hand, Posting # 1 may be correct, that he simply is sticking around so he can milk full retiremene benefits from his job. But also, he may be motivated by a sense of entitlement, that his position of power justifies anything and everything he does and that no one has the right to question his actions or judgement.
Either way, he should go. Unfortunately, he faces a multi-candidate primary, which means that the anti-Doolittle primary vote will be split. If more shoes drop, he could still lose (like Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma did in 1992).
Whether we like it or not, the man isn’t taking his reelection seriously. Does he think he can get reelected with pocket change ? The district already views him in a negative light. Are we supposed to ignore all of this and pretend it isn’t so ? We do that and blindly support someone who isn’t even taking all of this a fraction as seriously as some of his stalwart defenders are on FR, and we’ll deserve the loss that we will get. He may be guilty and he may be innocent, but all of that is moot because of everything else.