The news that former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey has decided to run for Ben Nelson’s Senate seat in Nebraska, and that Olympia Snowe has decided to retire from her Maine Senate seat are two good omens for the Democrats keeping control of the US Senate.
Kerrey was the only Democrat who would have been able to retain the Senate seat given up by conservative Democrat Ben Nelson.
With Snowe, a moderate Republican, retiring due to the exasperation at the lack of compromise in the Senate, it is nearly impossible for any Republican to take the seat from her, as Maine is a clearly blue state which accepted two moderate Republican Senators (Snowe and Susan Collins), but will not accept a Tea Party type similar to Governor Paul LePage for the Senate seat, and there seem to be no other types except Tea Party available to run for the GOP in Maine.
So the odds of a Democratic Senate in 2013 have been much improved by these events!
Hello Professor,
In the past I had worked on a couple of projects with the Moderate Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest. But as we hear all too often, he lost the Republican Primary to a bought and paid for Ultra Conservative Republican, Andy Harris and the 1st district of Maryland has been worst for the decision.
I’m am sure the Moderate Republican Olympia Snowe has grown tired of the extreme Teabaggers within the Party in Maine….she is just ready to call it quits, pack her bags and go home.