Posted on 03/05/2018 2:05:50 PM PST by jazusamo
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Monday said he will resign from the Senate next month, saying his "health has become an ongoing challenge."
"I intend to fulfill my responsibilities and commitments to the people of Mississippi and the Senate through the completion of the 2018 appropriations cycle, after which I will formally retire from the U.S. Senate," Cochran said in a statement.
He is set to resign from his seat on April 1, according to his office.
Cochran is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. His announcement comes as Congress aims to pass a mammoth government funding bill by March 23, and after months of speculation about his health.
I remember when it was said the dems were being paid to cross over and vote for him
“If an Alabama Senate seat can fall to the Democrats, a Mississippi seat could also be seized by the Democrats.”
This year, as motivated as the dems are, that is entirely possible.
Conventional wisdom might be that McDaniel will have a hard time getting 2nd place in the “jungle primary” general election. Independents will be voting. “General election only” voters will be voting.
Not certain however if the CW proves to be true.
Talk is Cochran purposefully waited until after McDaniel filed against Wicker.
But if the special is “jungle” maybe it’s best if McD stays in the race he’s in.
Unless HE’s the appointee, which I guess is doubtful, but I’d guess Wicker for one would like him to be the appointee.
“They did everything of which they could think to make certain a reform conservative did not win those elections.”
In the case of Missouri and Indiana in 2012, the GOPe had little to do with the fact that our nominees lost.
We ran Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, two candidates who were congenitally incapable of keeping their mouths shut and staying on message. Both were leading in the polls ‘til they started flapping their mouths.
I have heard this point expressed before, but it doesn't deal with a salient aspect of politics in America. The Democrats constantly say incredibly stupid things, that if their pronouncements were blasted all across the airwaves, they would lose as a result of them.
Most candidates say something stupid from time to time, but the media only focuses on the ones they want to defeat. They made "Macaca" into a loss for us under the false allegation that it was intended to be deliberately racist.
My point here is that it is not the candidates who caused us these losses, but the fact that the media is a deliberate propaganda agent for the Democrat party, and works constantly to find any example of wrong think on the part of our candidates so they can use it as a weapon against people who threaten the Washington Spending cartel.
Our focus should be on smashing the media power that makes these kind of attacks against us possible, not pining for perfect candidates. A Reagan only comes along once in a century.
We lost in Alabama because of deliberate back stabbing by the Rino wing of the Washington Spending cartel.
Jeff Flake and Richard Shelby deliberately shoved a knife into the back of our candidate, and both men need a serious @$$ whipping for being so traitorous.
Put the blame where it belongs. It belongs on members of our party who went out of their way to help the Democrat win.
I'll see if I can bring in some help.
MISSISSIPPI PING!!
Your point about the media is well taken and absolutely correct. They are hypocrites of the first order.
Having said that, our candidates need to understand clearly that they are under a different kind of focus than a Democrat candidate is. Whether we like it ore not, the standard is different - and unfortunately, I see no change in it in the near future.
Because of this bias, our candidates (whether they like it or not) need to be a bit more circumspect in their commentary. Had Akin and Mourdock kept their mouths in check, they’d both be sitting in the Senate now.
Mississippi -- "The Governor shall, within 10 days after receiving official notice of such vacancy, issue his proclamation for an election to be held in the state to elect a Senator to fill such unexpired term as may remain, provided the unexpired term is more than 12 months... the election shall be held within 90 days from the time the proclamation is issued.... (If the vacancy occurs in) a year that there shall be held a general state or congressional election... the Governor's proclamation shall designate the general election day as the time for electing a Senator. ... The Governor may appoint a Senator to fill such vacancy temporarily, and if the United States Senate be in session at the time the vacancy occurs the Governor shall appoint a Senator within ten 10 days after receiving official notice thereof...(If the remaining time is less than a year, the appointee) shall serve for the full time of the unexpired term and no special election shall be called by the Governor but his successor shall be elected at the regular election."
My FB friends/family are glad he is retiring. Many have posted about this.
Thanks a ton trebb! Does this help you out Will?
Yes, thanks. That information started making into the news late yesterday and into some threads here.
So who does the GOP have in Mississippi? Mister Sippi?
Isn’t he already getting ramped up to run against Wicker?
*groan*
We shall see who Gov. Bryant selects. He may put himself in the seat, since he’s term limited in 2019.
Yes.
Remember when Newt mentioned it might be hard on women in foxholes and trenches full of water when they are on their menstrual cycle?
It would have helped if Mitch and his crew had not helped kill them off in case you don't remember.
>>Ala. Code 36-9-7 et seq.
Aren’t we talking Miss.??
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