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[North Dakota Dem] Senator Byron Dorgan Will Not Seek Re-Election
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Posted on 01/05/2010 3:18:20 PM PST by Freedom_Isn't_Free

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To: LdSentinal

Good luck convincing him of that. : )


41 posted on 01/05/2010 3:36:46 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Last Dakotan

That must be why they keep electing commies to the House and Senate over and over.


42 posted on 01/05/2010 3:38:22 PM PST by Chet 99
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To: cripplecreek

That guy had to be one of the sleaziest villains in all of villain-dom.


43 posted on 01/05/2010 3:39:26 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: hoosiermama
No, my guess is he will vote for healthcare and his leaving has something to do with the bribe he is getting in return. He'll move into a very lucrative bureaucratic or lobbying position.
44 posted on 01/05/2010 3:44:00 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: Last Dakotan

Fire in the belly conservatism is what’s needed across the board. A squishy moderate Republican causes more problems than a squishy moderate Dem.

I noticed that Congressman Dan Boren is not running for re-election in OK. Hope a conservative Republican takes that seat too.


45 posted on 01/05/2010 3:44:21 PM PST by LucyJo
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To: Last Dakotan

Will they elect a Republican?

Probably. There are no real second string Dems on the bench. Nearly all statewide offices are held by Republicans.

****

Doubt it, the Farmer’s and Ranchers love their liberal handouts, and ND is huge Ag state.


46 posted on 01/05/2010 3:44:48 PM PST by kezzek
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To: maggief

“...and have an invitation from a publisher to write two more books.”

Hey, Byron - I’ve got a suggestion: write your books under the pseudonym ‘S. Palin’ - that way somebody other than Soros and the unions might buy ‘em - hell, that way somebody might even try to read them.


47 posted on 01/05/2010 3:47:21 PM PST by Stosh
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To: rcrngroup

“....it also means that Dorgan will vote for the healthcare atrocity...”

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Dorgan has just admitted that he is a “Kamikaze Democrat”. He will vote for this thing, regardless of what North Dakotans want, then retire with his kickbacks. A great civil servant/Sarc.


48 posted on 01/05/2010 3:48:39 PM PST by TMA62 (TMA62)
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To: AuH2ORepublican
Will Pomeroy leave his House seat and run for the Senate now?

Pomeroy is not the strongest candidate the Dems had, Dorgan was, and polls showed Dorgan down by 20 points to Hoeven.

49 posted on 01/05/2010 3:48:52 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: KansasGirl

You may be on to something...they know they will get crushed in the election..so they get bribes to make the vote..and then not run.

I think the guy who made this video must be a professional.It really is like a movie trailer..even the ending is like one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiyqvuTxaEs


50 posted on 01/05/2010 3:48:58 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: vamoose

I’m well aware that if Pomeroy runs for the Senate we pick up his House seat, and that Pomeroy wouldn’t stand a chance against Hoeven. But Pomeroy may run for the Senate in the hopes that Hoeven won’t run and his odds of winning the higher-reward Senate race will be only slightly lower than his fading hopes of winning reelection to the House (where he’d be one of 435, and in the minority again next year, and have to run again in 2012).


51 posted on 01/05/2010 3:50:37 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Freedom_Isn't_Free

Hey Dummies...you can run but you can’t hide.

Your braindead supporters are so desperate to charge Bush et al with something-anything.
WELL guess what you vote for this unconstitutional Republic killer and see what happens.


52 posted on 01/05/2010 3:51:11 PM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Is Hoeven conservative? Or do we have a better candidate for this seat?


53 posted on 01/05/2010 3:51:12 PM PST by Falcon28 (I)
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To: maggief

>> I have other interests and I have other things I would like to pursue <<

“And besides, the polls show me running about 30 points behind my likely rival.”


54 posted on 01/05/2010 3:51:40 PM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Freedom_Isn't_Free

Good! Now Dorgan can go out and get a real job for the first time in his life.


55 posted on 01/05/2010 3:52:25 PM PST by upsdriver
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To: LucyJo

Where did you read that Boren isn’t seeking reelection in OK?


56 posted on 01/05/2010 3:53:20 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Freedom_Isn't_Free
Yes, I wish there was less rancor and more bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate these days.

I am sick to death of the word bipartisanship.

The biggest, nastiest, vindictive PARTISANS in congress are the Dimocrats and their definition of bipartisanship is when a RINO abandons conservative principles and votes with them.
I have NEVER seen a DEM being "bipartisan".

WE CANNOT "WORK WITH" THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE TO DEFEAT THEM.

57 posted on 01/05/2010 3:54:37 PM PST by red-dawg (We have learned to stop terrorism on planes by ourselves, it's time to do that in D.C.)
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To: rcrngroup

He won’t do it. He’s too smart for that. He knows this is admin is a giant mistake.

Not only did he and others really not have any power when O took over, he realizes that the backlash that’s coming is going to ensure that his next term would be a waste too. He’s 64 or so, which would make him 70 coming up.

As for family, the kids are in college, or just graduated, and the grands are in Minnesota. He lives in DC, so that leaves his wife.


58 posted on 01/05/2010 3:55:03 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: KansasGirl

He’ll start raking in 2-3 million a year as a lobbyist.

He’ll never set foot in North Dakota again - folks who love their state don’t live for 30+ years in Washington, DC.


59 posted on 01/05/2010 3:58:46 PM PST by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: Falcon28

My understanding is that he’s conservative, but palatable to moderates.


60 posted on 01/05/2010 3:59:29 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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