[karibdes]

I know very little about N.H politics. But from a comment on another thread I understand this is a bad thing? This sucks.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I’m glad he realised he wasn’t really wanted in the Obama administration.

If he won’t run in 2010, it’s probably because he thinks he will lose.

[GoCards]

Why would he not run? Is there something we dont know. Any NHshers out there?????

[St. Louis Conservative]

It is a bad thing, if true. Gregg remains quite popular in New Hampshire and would likely have won re-election barring something unusual happening.

I’m not sure what good conservatives are left up there to run. Maybe some state reps or senators? Bob Clegg seemed like a good guy, but he lost a primary election to run for the US House this past election.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Maybe...just maybe...Obama and his thugs will burn him if tries to run again if not before. His political career is over since he walked out on Obama, and he realizes this.

[Mr_Moonlight]

[PGalt]

Dazed & confused men shouldn’t run.

Was he Barack-rolled?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4

[Chet 99]

NH is trending toward being very liberal. Yankee Republicanism is all but dead, and Gregg figures he’d probably lose to Lynch.

[LibLieSlayer]

This is all about Gregg practicing damage control... he knows his name is mud in the gop, because of his traitorous consideration of working for satan’s son and his administration. If he plays hard to get when returning to his seat... he is setting himself up to be courted to run for office again and to have his arse kissed instead of having it kicked! Notice his "probably" accomplishes doubt and the possibility that he may run... exactly what he wanted to do.

LLS

[LibFreeOrDie]

A poll done earlier this week indicates Paul Hodes, Dem Congressman who’s already announced, would beat Charlie Bass and Sununu the younger in a 2010 Senate race:

Favorability Ratings
Republicans (fav/unfav/not sure)
Ex-Rep. Charlie Bass - 33/37/30
Ex-Sen. John Sununu - 46/43/10

Democrats
Rep. Paul Hodes - 42/34/24
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter - 43/40/17

Head-to-Head Matchups
*Hodes 40 - Bass 37 - Und 23
*Hodes 46 - Sununu 44 - Und 10

*Bass 43 - Shea-Porter 42 - Und 15
*Sununu 46 - Shea-Porter 45 - Und 9

http://realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com/2009/02/11/nh-senate-poll/

Maybe Gregg saw it and figured Hodes would beat him, too.