I am and I'd rather not see Hoeven run for the seat now that it is a safe pickup. Hoeven is a nice guy, but a weak moderate.
Posted on 01/05/2010 3:21:07 PM PST by Palmetto Patriot
“Although I still have a passion for public service and enjoy my work in the Senate, I have other interests and I have other things I would like to pursue outside of public life. I have written two books and have an invitation from a publisher to write two more books. I would like to do some teaching and would also like to work on energy policy in the private sector.
“So, over this holiday season, I have come to the conclusion, with the support of my family, that I will not be seeking another term in the U.S. Senate in 2010. It is a hard decision to make after thirty years in the Congress, but I believe it is the right time for me to pursue these other interests.
(Excerpt) Read more at dorgan.senate.gov ...
Reading between lines-”Our internal polling shows that my support for hopenchange will doom any re-election chance..”
Sorry for the duplicate post. I’m a slow typist.
Helmet Head goes buh bye. Maybe this clears the way for the Republican Governor to go to Washington.
Anyone here from ND? This should be an easy pick-up with the right candidate. Who will be the Rep, dem?
Translation: Looks like I’d get my clock cleaned if I ran again.
A Senate seat up for grabs;...
Got any insight for this seat?
Why not leave now, helmet-head?
John Hoeven is our governor, and last I read he has a 20 point lead over Dorgan if Hoeven decides to run.
Why not leave now, helmet-head?
This is what I call the “Deaniac kaimakazees.”. It’s Howard Dean’s plan. He gets the Dems to commit suicide by voting for Obamacare. Since they are finished anyway, they drop out before the primary so that new Dems with untarnished records can run against the Republican.
Go Hoeven go!!!
YES YES YES
North Dakota, eh? I think the farm vote made those states pretty safe for Democrats, but it strikes me that this seat might well be open to a Republican if the party there has any sense.
What kind of shape is the Republican party leadership in ND? Are they led by the usual country club idiots, or is there some chance they might come up with a good candidate?
The problem is that Dorgen will vote like a leftist mad hatter , as will the rest of the resignees until the election.
I am and I'd rather not see Hoeven run for the seat now that it is a safe pickup. Hoeven is a nice guy, but a weak moderate.
I know better than to initially trust a picture on the ‘net.
But I gotta ask: is that picture real?
Same here; but, I’ll quote Elvis again-”Ain’t that a shame.”
Elvis aka Fats Domino?
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