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This is VotedHillary's find.. Thanks VH!
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Dem election woes: Expectations crumble as retirements mooted

By Aaron Blake - 01/25/10 08:32 PM ET

Democratic election expectations were crumbling Monday after a leading Senate recruit declined to run and another lawmaker announced his retirement.

Rep. Marion Berry’s (D-Ark.) departure and Beau Biden’s (D) decision not to pursue the upper chamber came after Democrats said they expected the opposite. And now the party, which has said it doesn’t expect lots of retirements, is facing the possibility of several more.

It is the latest bad news for Democrats in a cycle with a growing number of open seats and candidates bowing out. Berry became the sixth House Democrat to retire from politics, and all of those seats appear to be GOP pickup opportunities.

Republicans also have a list of Democratic members they’re encouraging to step down, including Reps. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), John Spratt (D-S.C.),

Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa), Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Baron Hill (D-Ind.), among others.

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-- Edited by Sanders on Monday 25th of January 2010 11:14:20 PM

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I heard a rumor on Facebook that Blanche Lincoln is next.

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I will never forget Baron Hill from IN. What a rotten individual. He's the one that recast his endorsement for BHO during the primaries. His excuse was that he remembered how AAs were treated when he was in college.

What a poor excuse for a congress person. He chose inexperience over Hillary. Good, hope he's gone.

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Wow, I thought this could have been a repost of a story from the last few weeks, and checked the date!wink  I really hate seeing my ex-party come to this point, but the piper must be paid, and they f'd up BIG TIME.  Hopefully, they'll learn from their horrible "mistakes."

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