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Alabama Senator Richard Shelby says he won't run for office again
WVTM 13 ^ | Februrary 6, 2021

Posted on 02/06/2021 6:36:54 PM PST by Coronal

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama has indicated to some confidantes that he doesn't intend to run for reelection next year.

Some Republicans are urging the chamber's fourth most senior member to reconsider.

Others are preparing to run for his seat.

(Excerpt) Read more at wvtm13.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
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To: Coronal

A wise decision on Shelby’s part. But why wait, retire now.


21 posted on 02/06/2021 6:55:25 PM PST by Swirl
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To: Zhang Fei

So a good vote from the floor isn’t enough.

Got it.


22 posted on 02/06/2021 6:57:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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Is Roy Moore still around? If so maybe he can hook up
his horse trailer and tour the state again.


23 posted on 02/06/2021 6:59:11 PM PST by deport
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To: DoughtyOne

[So a good vote from the floor isn’t enough.

Got it.]


Committees set the agenda. You don’t just vote like everyone else. You decide what gets voted on. It’s the difference between being a line worker and a manager. Line workers just take what’s handed to them. Managers decide what to hand out.


24 posted on 02/06/2021 7:01:17 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Lod881019

I wish you the best of luck finding actual voters for your red wave. Maybe you won’t need them. Hope you don’t, because it’s gonna be a bit of a rough go.


25 posted on 02/06/2021 7:04:58 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: DoughtyOne

[I hardly ever hear of a Democrat jumping ship, and a lot of
these folks aren’t in the same age range as Shelby.]


Most Democrats pols are lifelong government dependents. Many Republicans spent their careers in the private sector. Republican pols jump ship because they have better ways to spend their time. Many interrupted lucrative careers to enter government service.

Many Democrats are simply unemployable in the private sector except in specially-created sinecures. Unless you’re Barack Obama, filling one of these sinecures means constant ass-kissing. That’s not necessarily appealing to many Democrats, however lucrative it might be.


26 posted on 02/06/2021 7:08:58 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Lod881019

“I have to think Gov Ivey would be the favorite here”

The republican who raised gas taxes days after the election and keeps extending the mask rule? I don’t think so.


27 posted on 02/06/2021 7:27:57 PM PST by suthener
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To: Coronal

He didn’t object to the electoral college votes, can’t he just leave now?

WWG1WGA!


28 posted on 02/06/2021 7:36:43 PM PST by Billyv ( Ephesians 6:11 for we battle not against flesh and blood...Pray for our leaders and nation )
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To: fwdude

“No more women elected officials, please. They’ve been the bane of our existence.

Flame on. I won’t apologize.”

Your comment reminded me of this Sean Connery interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0d1zTAFKA


29 posted on 02/06/2021 7:42:15 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Secret Agent Man

well you have a good point...

.How many states do we have to have to secure an election national even if they cheat in Illinois, Pa etc.


30 posted on 02/06/2021 7:42:47 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Nothing wrong with what Connery said. Equal treatment, right?


31 posted on 02/06/2021 7:45:57 PM PST by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

The house is a lock simply from redistricting the battle is in the senate


32 posted on 02/06/2021 7:46:37 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: fwdude

Yes. I totally agree. I always find that interview amusing because of his candor.


33 posted on 02/06/2021 7:47:43 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Secret Agent Man

In Alabama? You worry about democrat vote fraud seriously? This isn’t Georgia where Atlanta is a sesspool


34 posted on 02/06/2021 7:48:22 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: DoughtyOne

He’s freaking 87. You want him in there til his last breath. How selfish of you seriously.


35 posted on 02/06/2021 7:59:27 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: DoughtyOne

The three retiring all get social security retirement checks. That is NOT middle age.


36 posted on 02/06/2021 8:01:35 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: napscoordinator

Diane Finestein says she is running again in 2024 she is NOW 87 she will be 91 and is running for a 6 year term GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK!!!


37 posted on 02/06/2021 8:01:44 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Could care less what democrats do. Republicans should all agree to retire at 70 at the very least. It’s gross that the senate is especially a geriatric facility.


38 posted on 02/06/2021 8:07:10 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: Lod881019

I don’t think Ivey will fair well after her lockdown orders and mask mandates. This is a dark red states.

Good to hear Shelby is retiring. We need a Mo Brooks clone to run for his seat. Ivey ain’t it. Mo won’t run and I don’t want him to. He’s my representative.


39 posted on 02/06/2021 8:19:01 PM PST by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
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To: Zhang Fei

Get me in Congress, and I’m not stepping down, period.

Our guys don’t go to win.


40 posted on 02/06/2021 8:26:26 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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