Retiring Assistant Democrat incumbents in dark red:
- Alabama - Richard Shelby
- Missouri - Roy Blunt
- North Carolina - Richard Burr
- Ohio - Rob Portman
- Pennsylvania - Pat Toomey
Assistin' as best they can.
Note that no Democrats are retiring.
Posted on 09/16/2021 1:18:32 PM PDT by cotton1706
John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, is struggling with a crucial decision: Whether to ask South Dakota voters for six more years in office.
Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Senate Republican, says Iowa voters are increasingly urging him to run again, and he's now considering moving up his much-anticipated announcement about whether to extend his 40 years of service in the chamber.
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont -- a Senate veteran of 46 years who is third in line of presidential succession -- says he'll make a decision "after I go snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing."
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who faces a tough path to reelection in Wisconsin next year, says deciding whether to seek a third term is on the "backburner" for him. And GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been targeted by former President Donald Trump, has yet to explicitly say she will run again.
As the midterm election season begins to take shape, party leaders are closely watching the decisions the five senators make about their political careers, something that could reshape the body, spark internal jockeying for key leadership positions and alter the race for the next Senate majority.
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Saw that. How they ever came up with that is baffling. Wait, it’s CNN; never mind.
No he’s correct. You don’t include the president in the line of succession.
So it would go Vice-President, Speaker, President Pro-Tempore.
Presidential Line of Succession
1) Kamala Harris
2) Nancy Pelosi
3) Patrick Leahy
AMEN!!
Yep, exactly
OK.
Who is FIRST: Kamala Harris
Who is SECOND: Nancy Pelosi
Now, you tell me. Who is THIRD?
Like math, civics can be hard for the stupid.
You know what? IMO, people with several decades of “public service” just need to retire.
We need fresh blood.
If we knew a Republican could replace Chuck Grassley I’d agree - but we need every live body to keep our fragile numbers up.
That’s three of about 15-20 that should be headed for the door. Sickens me that they’re all eligible for pensions, but it is what it is. I’d take them just going away only to be seen or heard on CNN MSNBC ABC CBS NBC , where they’re welcome.
Old Senators are like young people out after 11 pm.
They shouldn’t be.
Speaker of the House is second in line after the vice-president. President-Pro-Temp is third in line.
Retiring Assistant Democrat incumbents in dark red:
Assistin' as best they can.
Note that no Democrats are retiring.
They don't retire, they hang on until they're carried out feet first.
Like I said, ignorance is bliss.
18 year in the senate is enough for any one person.
TERM LIMITS!
Who keeps posting SHIT from CNN on Freereupublic!
State Senator Age Alabama R+15 R Solid R Solid R Safe R Alaska R+9 Lisa Murkowski 44.4% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 64 Arizona R+3 Mark Kelly (2020 runoff) 51.2% D Lean D Battleground Lean D Arkansas R+16 John Boozman 59.8% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 71 California D+14 Alex Padilla (appointed) D Solid D Solid D Safe D Colorado D+3 Michael Bennet 50.0% D Solid D Solid D Safe D Connecticut D+7 Richard Blumenthal 63.2% D Solid D Solid D Safe D 76 Florida R+3 Marco Rubio 52.0% R Lean R Battleground Likely R Georgia R+3 Raphael Warnock (2021 runoff) 51.0% D Lean D Battleground Lean D Hawaii D+15 Brian Schatz 73.6% D Solid D Solid D Safe D Idaho R+19 Mike Crapo 66.1% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 70 Illinois D+7 Tammy Duckworth 54.9% D Solid D Solid D Safe D Indiana R+11 Todd Young 52.1% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Iowa R+6 Chuck Grassley 60.1% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 87 Kansas R+11 Jerry Moran 62.2% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 68 Kentucky R+16 Rand Paul 57.3% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Louisiana R+12 John Kennedy 60.7% R Solid R Solid R Safe R 70 Maryland D+14 Chris Van Hollen 60.9% D Solid D Solid D Safe D Missouri R+11 49.2% R Solid R Solid R Likely R Nevada EVEN Catherine Cortez Masto 47.1% D Lean D Battleground Lean D New Hampshire EVEN Maggie Hassan 48.0% D Lean D Battleground Lean D New York D+10 Chuck Schumer 70.6% D Solid D Solid D Safe D 71 North Carolina R+3 51.1% R Tossup Battleground Lean R North Dakota R+20 John Hoeven 78.5% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Ohio R+6 58.0% R Lean R Solid R Likely R Oklahoma R+20 James Lankford 67.7% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Oregon D+6 Ron Wyden 56.6% D Solid D Solid D Safe D 72 Pennsylvania R+2 48.8% R Tossup Battleground Tossup South Carolina R+8 Tim Scott 60.6% R Solid R Solid R Safe R South Dakota R+16 John Thune 71.8% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Utah R+13 Mike Lee 68.2% R Solid R Solid R Safe R Vermont D+15 Patrick Leahy 60.0% D Solid D Solid D Safe D 81 Washington D+8 Patty Murray 59.0% D Solid D Solid D Safe D 71 Wisconsin R+2 Ron Johnson 50.2% R Tossup Battleground Lean R
TERM LIMITS!
Yes and members of the house should be chosen by lottery among registered voters like jury duty and limited to one term. After that one term they could be eligible to run for Senate.
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